Using two case studies of recent and rapid peri-urbanisation (namely South East Queensland and greater Melbourne, the fastest growing metropolitan regions in Australia), this paper considers if this process can lead to resilient landscapes capable of withstanding future potential environmental and socio economic shocks and surprises – it asks the question: how resilient are peri-urban...

This paper interrogates metropolitan strategies completed so far – SEQ (Queensland 2009); Adelaide (SA 2010); Perth (WA 2010) and Sydney (NSW 2010) – to identify how each treats the issue of climate change, and whether – and, if so, how – climate change is imagined as a social issue, rather than as a purely environmental...

Climate change is likely to exert escalating stresses on urban environments over the coming decades. This paper seeks to examine potential responses from institutional government frameworks in Australian cities and local metropolitan areas to mitigate climate change vulnerability to urban settements.

This paper presents initial research findings confirming that it is possible to work with Indigenous communities, comprised of both traditional and non traditional owners, to identify Indigenous landscape values of relevance in a rapidly urbanising planning region such as South East Queensland (SEQ).

The paper addresses the growing public, scholarly and policy concern over the impact and implications of urban growth in the ‘population powerhouse’ of South East Queensland (SEQ), the fastest growing urban region in Australia.