Constructing Suburbs: Competing Voices in a Debate Over Urban Growth (Cities and Regions, Planning, Policy and Management , Vol 2)

Examining the debate between activists and professional planners over the vision of the future of a large growth corridor in Sydney, Australia, this case study maps the history of development from the late sixties to the mid-nineties, during which time serious environmental and financial problems arose. The book outlines five major visions of the future development and examines forms of political, economic, and institutional power applied by the parties in the project, with emphasis on the processes of infrastructure privatization and ecological impacts. The conclusion reflects on contemporary dilemmas about pluralism. Examining the debate between activists and professional planners over the vision of the future of a large growth corridor in Sydney, Australia, this case study maps the history of development from the late-1960s to the mid-1990s, during which time serious environmental and financial problems arose This book maps the history of the development of a large growth corridor in Sydney between the sixties and early nineties. It outlines the five major visions of the development and explores the financial and environmental problems which arose. In 1991 I went to Sydney, Australia, thinking that I was going to study a large suburban development project in its transition from planning to implementation. Ann Forsyth. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.