TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluating scenarios for twenty-first-century Australian settlement planning
T2 - a Delphi study with planning experts
AU - Bolleter, Julian
AU - Edwards, Nicole
AU - Freestone, Robert
AU - Nichols, David
AU - Hooper, Paula
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - This paper presents findings from a national survey of Australian planning experts examining future settlement patterns and locations at the continental scale. Collective judgement supported efforts to achieve population decentralisation and favoured three possible scenarios–Satellite Cities, Boosted Secondary Capital Cities, and East West Megaregions. The findings on preferred settlement pattern scenarios can inform future efforts to develop a national urban policy for Australia. This case study can also serve as a reference point to the over 160 countries worldwide that are developing, implementing, or evaluating national urban policies in support of global urban agendas.
AB - This paper presents findings from a national survey of Australian planning experts examining future settlement patterns and locations at the continental scale. Collective judgement supported efforts to achieve population decentralisation and favoured three possible scenarios–Satellite Cities, Boosted Secondary Capital Cities, and East West Megaregions. The findings on preferred settlement pattern scenarios can inform future efforts to develop a national urban policy for Australia. This case study can also serve as a reference point to the over 160 countries worldwide that are developing, implementing, or evaluating national urban policies in support of global urban agendas.
KW - Australian cities
KW - national urban policy
KW - new cities
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85126469297&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/13563475.2022.2042213
DO - 10.1080/13563475.2022.2042213
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85126469297
SN - 1356-3475
VL - 27
SP - 231
EP - 252
JO - International Planning Studies
JF - International Planning Studies
IS - 3
ER -