ABSTRACT

Where is planning in twenty-first-century Australia? What are the key challenges that confront planning? What does planning scholarship reveal about the state of planning practice in meeting the needs of urban and regional Australians? The Routledge Handbook of Australian Urban and Regional Planning includes 27 chapters that answer these and many other questions that confront planners working in urban and regional areas in twenty-first-century Australia. It provides a single source for cutting edge thinking and research across a broad range of the most important topics in urban and regional planning.

Divided into six parts, this handbook explores:

  • contexts of urban and regional planning in Australia
  • critical debates in Australian planning
  • planning policy
  • climate change, disaster risk and environmental management
  • engaging and taking planning action
  • planning education and research

This handbook is a valuable resource for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students in urban planning, built environment, urban studies and public policy as well as academics and practitioners across Australia and internationally.

part I|26 pages

The Context of Urban and Regional Planning

chapter 2|12 pages

The Changing Population Geography of Australia

Implications for Planning and Policy

chapter 3|12 pages

Employment, Income and (In)equality

Planning Issues Hidden in Plain Sight

part II|104 pages

Critical Debates in Australian Planning

chapter 5|17 pages

Urban Design for a Sustainable Future

Heading in the Right Direction?

chapter 6|11 pages

Regionalization and Regionalism

Persistent Challenges and New Frontiers

chapter 7|13 pages

The Evolution of Australian Urban and Regional Planning

A Textual Analysis

chapter 8|12 pages

Northern Australia

A Contested Landscape

chapter 9|12 pages

Australian Planning System Reform

Tinkering at the Edges or Instrumental Change?

chapter 11|14 pages

Getting Dense

Why Has Urban Consolidation Been So Difficult?

part III|60 pages

Topics in Planning Policy

chapter 13|10 pages

Gerotopia

The “Good Life” for Life Hereafter

chapter 14|11 pages

How Did We Get Here?

Plotting the Route to “Balanced” Mobility and Transport Planning

chapter 15|15 pages

Ports as Critical Infrastructure

Keeping Connected Requires a Long-Term View

part IV|78 pages

Climate Change, Disaster Risk and Environmental Management

chapter 18|22 pages

Climate Change

Local Governments Adapting to the Wicked Problem of Sea-Level Rise

chapter 19|16 pages

Mainstreaming Urban Planning for Disaster Risk Reduction

Five Capabilities for Australian Urban Planning

part V|48 pages

Engaging and Taking Planning Action

chapter 23|9 pages

The Right to Contribute

The Dynamics and Dilemmas of Community Engagement in the Australian Context

chapter 24|21 pages

Creating Spaces for Action

Lessons from Frontline Planners in the Great Barrier Reef

part VI|38 pages

Planning Education and Research

chapter 25|10 pages

Doing Planning and Being a Planner

Employment and Education Challenges for the Australian Planning Profession