This paper presents a case study of a regional coastal settlement south of Sydney, NSW that has been subject to rapid 'sea change' urbanisation over the last 50 years. As a result, major changes are evident in land use/land cover, most particularly in the state and nature of green resources which have been affected by...

Responding to concerns about adverse environmental impacts of amenity migration on the rural-urban fringe (Abrams et al., 2012), this paper poses the question: is the rural residential estate (RRE) a settlement space where humans can improve ways of living with nonhuman nature?

This paper investigates the relationship between long term strategic land use planning and the future climate, specifically why strategic planning can contribute to a city’s climate change resilience.

With particular reference to Johnstons Creek Stormwater Channel in inner-western Sydney, this paper examines community and managing bodies’ changing perception and values of urban waterways.

This paper seeks to argue that focusing on increasing residential densities across metropolitan areas in the name of sustainability, is problematic.