Aspects of the night-time economies (NTEs) of Australian cities have recently been the
subject of considerable public debate. Against this background, this paper reviews the NTE …

For more than a decade, Melbourne has had the fastest-growing population of any
Australian capital city. It is expanding outward while also growing upward through vast new …

This introductory chapter establishes the background within which the book's discussion
about urban densification is set. Urban sprawl is a major facet of contemporary urbanization …

Chaotic post-socialist suburbs need retrofitting through planning a system of local centres.
The paper is aimed at recognizing the orientation of recent suburban planning in Poland …

Retail facilities are a critical element of urban form often given insufficient scrutiny. While
retail form has implications for matters such as consumer accessibility, quality of service and …

Recent city restructuring debates and policy in Australia elevate the importance of density in
achieving more sustainable urban forms, representing a significant policy turn from limiting …

This chapter reviews the major strategic plans produced for Melbourne since 2000, and
discusses their overall direction, style and means of implementation. It begins with an …

In Victoria the current strategic plan intended to underpin the future growth in Melbourne,
Melbourne 2030, adopts the framework of sustainability as its guiding ethos. Melbourne …

This article explores practical aspects of the compact city agenda as it applies to the ongoing
densification of car-dependent suburbs, focusing on Melbourne, Australia. While the idea of …

In 2002, the state government of Victoria, Australia, introduced a new 30-year metropolitan
planning strategy for Melbourne. However, its implementation was problematic, at times …