Urban planning
Alternative labels
Urban policy
Urban design
City planning
Urban development
Urban areas
Report
Building systemic climate resilience in cities
This paper proposes a four-pronged policy framework to disentangle the different elements of economic, social, environmental and other systems operating in cities, maximise co-benefits and manage trade-offs across systems, and build systemic climate resilience in cities.
Report
Choosing Victoria's future: five urban development scenarios
This document explores how different city shapes and growth patterns impact the state’s economy, the environment, and the quality of life of Victorians. The report makes five recommendations to the Victorian government to help achieve more compact and connected cities.
Report
Melbourne's missing middle: building a liveable, affordable, and sustainable city for all
This report outlines a vision for enabling denser, more lively streetscapes across all of Melbourne. It would be achieved through the report's signature recommendation: enabling six-storey, mixed-use development on all residential land within one kilometre of a train station and 500 metres of a tram – stopbuilding an interconnected network of 1,992 high-amenity, walkable neighbourhoods.
Discussion paper
South Australia’s 20-year state infrastructure strategy: discussion paper
This discussion paper presents an opportunity for South Australians to engage with the government about the infrastructure needed for the next twenty years, to support a growing economy that improves the prosperity of all South Australians.
Policy
Victoria’s housing statement: the decade ahead 2024-2034
This Victorian government policy document focuses on five key areas to tackle housing supply and affordability in Victoria, and aims to deliver 80,000 new homes each year across the state.