Prospects and policies for new urban settlements in Australia

Victoria Kolankiewicz, Elizabeth Taylor, David Nichols

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Abstract

This chapter examines the state of play of decentralisation development in Australia, reappraising past visions and realised schemes, and exploring possibilities for these to shape Australia’s urban and rural futures. We consider responses to the 2020–22 Covid-19 pandemic, which have resulted in a de-urbanisation that is novel for recent decades and has reversed some of the metropolitan primacy and growth rates that underscored established Australian planning discourse and practice. Reflecting the range of decentralisation discourse itself, we consider claims to recentre cities or to create ‘new’ cities, including schemes both speculative and realised, and reflect on the diverse fates of greenfield versus proximate satellite city schemes.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAustralian Urban Policy
Subtitle of host publicationProspects and Pathways
EditorsRobert Freestone, Bill Randolph, Wendy Steele
PublisherThe Australian National University
Chapter9
Pages165-180
Number of pages16
ISBN (Electronic)9781760466305
ISBN (Print)9781760466299
Publication statusPublished - 2024

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