Urban Research Program Books is an inventory of recent publications by Centre members. Texts are available for purchase from the publishers or can be found online at various bookstore sites.
Recent releases
The life and death of the Australian backyard
Prof Tony Hall
Released August 2010, CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne. ISBN 978-0-643098-16-9.
A substantial backyard has long been considered an iconic feature of the Australian suburb. Nevertheless, during the 1990s, a dramatic change occurred: substantial backyards largely disappeared from new suburban houses in Australia. … Read full synopsis.
Cents and sustainability: Securing our common future by decoupling economic growth from environmental pressures
Dr Michael H. Smith, Mr Karlson 'Charlie' Hargroves and Ms Cheryl Desha
Released July 2010, Earthscan, London. ISBN 978-1-844075-29-4.
Cents and Sustainability is a clear-sighted response to the 1987 call by Dr Gro Brundtland in Our Common Future to achieve a new era of economic growth that is 'forceful and … Read full synopsis.
Lifeboat cities
Edited by Prof Brendan Gleeson
Released July 2010, UNSW Press, Sydney. ISBN 978-1-742231-24-2.
Today we find ourselves exhausted and depleted by natural and economic disruption. Worse, we face more of the same but on a greater, even more frightening scale. Hopeful and provocative, this book considers the principle social and ecological threats facing Australia, and … Read full synopsis.
A climate for growth: Planning South-East Queensland
Edited by Prof Brendan Gleeson and Ms Wendy Steele
Released May 2010, UQ Press, Brisbane. ISBN 978-0-702237-76-8.
South-East Queensland is Australia's fastest growing urban area, with the population expected to double in the next 20 years. Growth has caused water and housing shortages and traffic congestion, leading to one of the world's most challenging urban management situations. … Read full synopsis.
Discourse dynamics in participatory planning: Opening the bureaucracy to strangers
Dr Diana MacCullum
Released January 2010, Ashgate, Aldershot. ISBN 978-0-754672-96-8.
This book introduces the methodology of critical discourse analysis (CDA) to the study of participatory planning. CDA uses linguistic analysis to elucidate social issues and processes and is particularly suited to institutional practices and how they are changing in … Read full synopsis.
In press/future releases
- Engineering education for sustainable development: A guide to rapid curriculum renewal
Ms Cheryl Desha and Mr Karlson 'Charlie' Hargroves
Forthcoming 2010, Earthscan, London.
Past releases
- Factor five: Transforming the global economy through 80% improvements in resource productivity
Prof Ernst von Weizsäcker, Mr Karlson 'Charlie' Hargroves, Dr Michael H. Smith, Ms Cheryl Desha and Mr Peter Stasinopoulos
Released 2009, Earthscan, London. ISBN 978-1-844075-91-1. - Social capital and social justice: Critical Australian perspectives
Edited by A/Prof Geoff Woolcock and Prof Lenore Manderson
Released 2009, CDU Press, Darwin. ISBN 978-1-921576-08-9. - Food security, nutrition and sustainability
Edited by Prof Geoffrey Lawrence, Dr Kristen Lyons and Ms Tabatha Wallington
Released 2009, Earthscan, London. ISBN 978-1-844077-75-5. - Shocking the suburbs: Oil vulnerability in the Australian city
Dr Jago Dodson and A/Prof Neil Sipe
Released 2008, UNSW Press, Sydney. ISBN 978-1-921410-32-1. - Turning a town around - A proactive approach to urban design
Prof Tony Hall
Released 2007, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Oxford. ISBN 978-1-405170-23-9. - Government discourse and housing
Dr Jago Dodson
Released 2007, Ashgate, Aldershot. ISBN 0-75464-207-0. - Australian heartlands: Making space for hope in the suburbs
Prof Brendan Gleeson
Released 2006, Allen and Unwin, Sydney. ISBN 1-74114-721-2. - Creating child friendly cities
Edited by Prof Brendan Gleeson and A/Prof Neil Sipe
Released 2006, Routledge, London. ISBN 0-415-39160-1. - Fault lines exposed: Advantage and disadvantage across Australia's settlement system
A/Prof Scott Baum, Prof Kevin O'Connor and Prof Robert Stimson
Released 2005, Monash University ePress, Melbourne. ISBN 0-975-74754-1.