Which historical changes are imprinted in the contemporary Australian city centre? This working paper places the development of Australia's capital city centres in historical context and describes major historical themes of city centres since World War II.

This paper explores the causes of, and evaluates possible remedies for, the decline of public transport in Melbourne. The exploration is carried out through a comparison of public transport policy in Melbourne, where with Toronto.

It is incontestable that the motor age changed the face of urban life forever. What is more problematic is its role as the prime instrument of this spatial and cultural shift. To what extent did the motor car in fact accelerate a long process of spatial redefinition dating back long before its advent?

This essay traces the history of Melbourne's alte nineteenth-century boom and bust—tracking the building cycle, explaining the city's slow recovery, and paying close attention to participants.

This paper reports the results of an econometric analysis of the choice between home owning and renting in Australia.