Planning for regions in Australia

Edited book (chapter)

Collits, Paul. 2007. "Planning for regions in Australia." Thompson, Susan (ed.) Planning Australia: an overview of urban and regional planning. Melbourne, Australia. Cambridge University Press. pp. 179-197

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Chapter Title	Planning for regions in Australia
Book Chapter Category	Edited book (chapter)
ERA Publisher ID	1418
Book Title	Planning Australia: an overview of urban and regional planning
Author	Collits, Paul
Editors	Thompson, Susan
Page Range	179-197
Number of Pages	19
Year	2007
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Place of Publication	Melbourne, Australia
ISBN	9780521612616
Abstract	Regional planning, regional policy and regional governance are contentious topics. There is debate about what properly constitutes a 'region', as there is about the form, role and scope of planning in and for regions. At the same time, the responsibility for regions and regional planning is currently spread across many levels of government as well as non-elected bodies. It is not surprising, then, that many in the planning community regard the current state of regional planning in Australia as unsatisfactory. Planners who propose a commitment to genuine spatial planning on the regional scale - that is, planning that attempts to integrate social, economic and environmental objectives for regions that are larger than local government areas and smaller than states - face a very significant challenge. To meet it, they must go beyond traditional land-use planning and regulation.
Keywords	region; regionalism; regional planning; regional government; regional development; spatial planning; new regionalism; government involvement
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020	380118. Urban and regional economics
	440699. Human geography not elsewhere classified
	330406. Regional analysis and development
Public Notes	Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions.
Byline Affiliations	Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)
Institution of Origin	University of Southern Queensland

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