[PDF][PDF] Green and open space planning for urban consolidation–A review of the literature and best practice

J Byrne, N Sipe - Issues Paper, 2010 - core.ac.uk
Australian cities have undergone profound reforms over recent decades, as politicians,
decisionmakers and planners have sought to ensure our built environments remain liveable …

Green around the gills? The challenge of density for urban greenspace planning in SEQ

J Byrne, N Sipe, G Searle - Australian Planner, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Australian cities exhibit a quality of life arguably among the best in the world, but rapidly
expanding populations may soon threaten this status. The burgeoning conurbation of South …

Sustainable city planning: a data-driven approach for mitigating urban heat

A MacLachlan, E Biggs, G Roberts… - Frontiers in Built …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Urban areas are expected to triple by 2030 in order to accommodate 60% of the global
population. Anthropogenic landscape modifications expand coverage of impervious …

Changing relationships in public open space and private open space in suburbs in south-western Australia

MJ Grose - Landscape and urban planning, 2009 - Elsevier
Since 1955 a plan known as the Stephenson–Hepburn Plan has dominated the allocation of
public open space (POS) in Perth, the capital of Western Australia and within a Hotspot of …

Small lot housing as a means to realise compact cities: the case of Perth, Western Australia

MSH Swapan, S Khan, M Mackenzie… - Urban policy and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The means of achieving urban consolidation is extensively discussed in urban planning
literature. However, it is not completely clear how consolidation goals could be facilitated by …

Meeting an expanding human population's needs whilst conserving a threatened parrot species in an urban environment

CJ Groom, PR Mawson, JD Roberts… - WIT Transactions on …, 2014 - witpress.com
The human population of Perth, Western Australia is currently 1.9 million and is predicted to
more than double by 2061. The increased housing and infrastructure required to support this …

Green cities as bird watching destinations

D Newsome, G Simpson - Routledge handbook of tourism cities, 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
Birds have always fascinated people, because of their visibility, colour, song and behaviour.
Bird watching is one of the most popular of natural history activities that people from all …

Practice wisdom from planners, developers, environmentalists, and other players finding the 'true debates' in suburban development in south-western Australia

M Grose - Australian Planner, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Key stakeholder or practitioner groups in suburban development, namely planners in both
private consultancies and local government, developers, community leaders, and allied …

Small decisions in suburban open spaces: ecological perspectives from a hotspot of global biodiversity concerning knowledge flows between disciplinary territories

M Grose - Landscape Research, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
What are some of the 'small decisions' in the life of new suburbs and how can small
decisions engage with up-to-date knowledge to obtain the best ecological outcomes …

Health and the nature of urban green spaces

ME Carter - 2009 - ro.ecu.edu.au
Recognition that city-dwelling people can benefit from contact with nature is not new. The
urban open air movement of the 19th century advised retention of greenways and …