Australian Urban Planning New Challenges, New Agendas

'This is a most welcome revival of the critical planning tradition. The authors combine a skilful mix of theory and applied analysis to reveal the complex dynamics of this exciting field. I can think of no better text on cities, governance and the role of the planner'.Associate Professor Mark Considine, University of Melbourne, co-author of Australian Politics in the Global Era'A useful book because it makes clear connections between politics and policy in general and the roles of planners. It raises serious questions on how the move to market economies conflicts with the older idea of intervention via planning and challenges the reader to rethink planning in newer contexts. The book is an excellent introduction to both urban planning theories andtheir relationship to wider political cultures.'Eva Cox, policy analyst, author of A Truly Civil SocietyNew challenges, new agendasHow should Australia's cities be managed in the new millennium? How can planning respond to the new political challenges which confront every level of government? Does planning complement or inhibit environmental sustainability? Australian Urban Planning addresses these questions by describing and analysing the various theoretical, political and institutional forces that have shaped and continue to reshape public urban planning in Australia since the Second World War.Australian Urban Planning explains the historical origins of planning and the nature of the diverse recent changes that have both reshaped and threatened its original purposes. It presents planning as a form of urban governance in which spatial regulation reflects such competing claims as economic growth, social justice, global economic transformation and ecological sustainability.Australian Urban Planning consists of three parts. The first part presents a rich account of what has happened to Australian cities and their management over the last two decades. The second surveys the most significant ideas that have informed planning thGleeson, Brendan is the author of 'Australian Urban Planning New Challenges, New Agendas' with ISBN 9781865082387 and ISBN 1865082384.