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Mediocre living: an ethnography of Sydney's sprawl

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In this thesis I examine urban sprawl in Sydney, focusing on the Northwest Growth Corridor and its impact on urban liveability. I assess the urban outcomes against the government’s own planning criteria. Ethnographic analysis shows that despite extensive planning residents suffer from an urban liveability crisis. The issues they face appear to be of secondary importance to both developers and governments, whose main concerns are growth and profit. This focus on growth has generated poor planning policy, promoted developer greed, and shaped the values of inhabitants to regard housing as a financial asset over a safe space to live.

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Table of Contents

1. Laying the Foundation (Slab) -- 2. Building the Frame -- 3. Bricks and Plaster -- 4. Moving In: The lived experience of unliveable environments -- 5. Knock Down: Alternatives to Traditional Greenfield Development -- 6. The Next Stage of Development -- 7. Conclusion: Implementing Feedback -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Ethics Approval

Awarding Institution

Macquarie University

Degree Type

Thesis PhD

Degree

Doctor of Philosophy

Department, Centre or School

Macquarie School of Social Sciences

Year of Award

2023

Principal Supervisor

Christopher Houston

Additional Supervisor 1

Banu Senay

Rights

Copyright: The Author Copyright disclaimer: https://www.mq.edu.au/copyright-disclaimer

Language

English

Jurisdiction

Australia

Extent

238 pages

Former Identifiers

AMIS ID: 277471

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