Funding body
New South Wales Department of Planning
Project leader
Prof Brendan Gleeson
Project members
Dr Neil Sipe, Toni Darbas, Laurel Johnson, Suzanne Lawson
Project description
This research based project identified the rationale, aims and operational elements of contemporary metropolitan strategies. Typical characteristics and elements of a contemporary metro strategy are identified and those features that are innovative or especially relevant to the Sydney context are highlighted. The report also summarised the strengths and weaknesses of different strategic approaches and operational forms.
Output
- What is metropolitan planning? (PDF 1478k)
Prof Brendan Gleeson, Toni Darbas, Laurel Johnson and Suzanne Lawson
Research Monograph 1, July 2004 - Making a difference with metropolitan strategy: Overseas evidence (PDF 1521k)
Dr Neil Sipe and Prof Brendan Gleeson
Research Monograph 2, July 2004 - Making a difference with metropolitan strategy: Australian evidence (PDF 1161k)
Prof Brendan Gleeson and Toni Darbas
Research Monograph 3, July 2004 - The difference metropolitan strategies make: Lessons to be learned (PDF 1163k)
Prof Brendan Gleeson, Toni Darbas, Dr Neil Sipe and Suzanne Lawson
Research Monograph 4, July 2004
Status
Completed July 2004