Planning Australia : An Overview of Urban and Regional Planning (Paperback)

Contributors; Case studies; Discussion points; List of tables; List of figures; List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Table of statutes; Introduction Susan Thompson; Part I. Frameworks: 1. What is planning? Susan Thompson; 2. Government, people and politics Peter Williams; 3. Planning as a profession Nancy Marshall; 4. A history of planning Robert Freestone; 5. Planning and the legislative framework Peter Williams; Part II. Key Issues: 6. The natural environment Peter Williams; 7. The metropolis Peter Murphy; 8. Planning for rural landscapes Ian Sinclair and Raymond Bunker; 9. Planning for regions in Australia Paul Collits; 10. Planning for diverse communities Susan Thompson; 11. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians Ed Wensing; 12. Community participation: to be involved or not to be involved - is that the question? Robert Zehner and Nancy Marshall; 13. Urban design Alexander Cuthbert; 14. Planning for heritage conservation and management Robyn Conroy; 15. Urban infrastructure Brendan Gleeson, Jodi Dong and Nicolas Low; 16. Conclusion: Planning Australia into the future Susan Thompson; Index.