Contemporary Issues in Australian Urban and Regional Planning [Hardcover]

Contemporary Issues in Australian Urban andRegional Planninglooks at a wide range of planning issues in Australia from the city to the regional scale, covering key topics in sustainable development and planning including economic, social, environmental and governance perspectives. It also covers issues of climate change, population and urbanization trends, economic competitiveness and the Quadruple Bottom Line (QBL) Sustainability agenda.

The book is organized around three key elements:

• Pressures and Principlesof development and planning for sustainability
• Planning Practice and Processesfocused on essential topics including cities, regions, rural areas, and social and environmental issues and
• Future Processes and Prospectsfor planning practice and education covering the fundamental issues of assessing sustainability, managing risk, effective participation and evolving approaches to planning education.

Contemporary Issues in Australian Urban and Regional Planningis an invaluable resource for students and practitioners of planning and related fields and provides a critical perspective on current issues in evolving natural and socio-economic contexts in Australian planning.

Introduction Part 1-- Pressures and principles: the changing planning context 1. The evolving framework for planning in Australia  moving towards sustainable governance? 2. The evolving natural environmental context for planning in Australia biodiversity and climate change 3. The evolving social context for planning in Australia 4. Planning in a sustainable economic context: economic opportunities and determinants of competitive places (economic sustainability) Part 2--- Practice and processes: contemporary planning issues5.lâ