posted on 2024-04-12, 01:36authored byJesse Angelo Negro
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.
History
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
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