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Drawing together leading urban academics, this book provides the first detailed and cohesive exploration of contemporary urban regeneration in Australian cities. It explores the multiple aspects and processes of regeneration, including planning policy (strategic and regulatory), development financing, sustainability, remediation and transport.
The book puts forward a unique and innovative 'scaled' analysis of urban regeneration, which positions urban regeneration as more than just large-scale redevelopment projects. It examines the processes of urban change which occur outside inner suburbs, which contribute to regenerating the city as a whole. The book moves beyond the planning and economic considerations of the regeneration process to describe the social and cultural aspects of regeneration. In doing so, it focuses on the management of higher-density environments, culture as a trigger for regeneration, and community opposition to the regeneration process.
Urban Regeneration in Australia would benefit academics, students and professionals of urban geography and planning, as well as those with a particular interest in Australian urbanism.
List of contents
Chapter 1 Urban Regeneration and the Australian City
Kristian Ruming
Part One: Planning and Funding Urban Regeneration
Chapter 2
Metropolitan Strategic Plans: establishing and delivering a vision for urban regeneration and renewal
Kristian Ruming
Chapter 3 Urban Regeneration and Planning Regulations
Nicole Gurran and Peter Phibbs
Chapter 4
Funding Large Scale Brownfield Regeneration Projects
Glen Searle
Chapter 5
Experiencing Density: The implications of strata titling for urban renewal in Australian cities
Hazel Easthope and Bill Randolph Part Two: Inner City Regeneration
Chapter 6 Barangaroo: Machiavellian megaproject or erosion of intent?
Mike Harris
Chapter 7 Murky waters: decision-making and accountability in Melbourne's regeneration precincts
Kate Shaw
Chapter 8 Growth Plans and Growing Pains in Brisbane's Sunbelt Metropolis
Phil Heywood Chapter 9
Transforming Perth: The Evolution of Urban Regeneration in Perth, Western Australia, 1990-2016
Paul J. Maginn
Chapter10
Pushing the Boundaries of Sustainable Development: The Case of Central Park, Sydney
Stuart White, Andrea Turner and Justine Saint Hilaire
Chapter 11
Rethinking culture-led urban regeneration: The creative (re)assembling of inner-city Newcastle
Natalie Gentle and Pauline McGuirk
Part Three: Middle-ring and Suburban Regeneration
Chapter 12
Greyfield Regeneration: a Precinct Approach for Urban Renewal in the Established Suburbs of Australia's Cities
Peter Newton and Stephen GlackinChapter 13
Shopping Centre-led regeneration: Middle-ring town centres and suburban regeneration
Kristian Ruming, Kathy Mee, Pauline McGuirk and Jill Sweeney
Chapter 14
Incremental change with significant outcomes: regenerating the suburbs through Knockdown Rebuild
Simon Pinnegar, Rob Freestone and Ilan WieselChapter 15 Regenerating Australia's Public Housing Estates
Hal Pawson and Simon Pinnegar Chapter 16 Resisting Regeneration: community opposition and the politicisation of transport-led regeneration in Australian cities
Crystal Legacy and Elizabeth TaylorChapter 17 On the fringe of regeneration: what role for greenfield development and innovative urban futures?
Kristian Ruming, Kathy Mee, Pauline McGuirk and Jill Sweeney
About the author
Kristian Ruming is Associate Professor of Urban Geography at the Department of Geography and Planning, Macquarie University, Australia. His main research interests include urban regeneration and renewal, affordable and social-housing provision, urban governance, strategic planning, and planning system reform. Before joining Macquarie University, he was a research fellow at the City Future Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Australia.
Summary
The book puts forward a unique and innovative ‘scaled’ analysis of urban regeneration, which positions urban regeneration as more than just large-scale redevelopment projects.
