Despite a strong reliance on the market to deliver housing and renewal outcomes, Australia has been somewhat sluggish in getting metropolitan planners, LGAs and stakeholders working collaboratively to better understand housing markets and their policy implications.

This paper argues that research on segregation has had an over-reliance on statistical measures of outcomes, which limits our understanding of segregation processes and impacts.

Questioning the conservation of the City of Sydney’s past is the focus of the paper, with reference to the protection of The Rocks historic area.

While confirming some of the long-held concerns expressed by urbanists about gated living, this paper also challenges aspects of these critiques. Findings from site visits and interviews with a range of stakeholders in gated communities around Sydney reveal that gated communities can be a positive expression of the desire of individuals to exert greater control...

If there is an increasing spatial mismatch between housing and employment, moderately paid workers, essential to the efficient functioning of the urban economy, may face problems in accessing and retaining employment.