Australian Urban Design Guidelines: what do we know and what can we learn?. Issue 2 (3rd April 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jacquot, Lucile; Dupre, Karine; Hamedani, Zahra; Tavares, Silvia
• Is Part Of: Australian planner. Volume 57:Issue 2(2021)
• Page Start: 114
• Page End: 126
• Publication Date: 2021-04-03
• Subjects: Urban design -- guidelines -- Australia; Regional planning -- Australia -- Periodicals; City planning -- Australia -- Periodicals; Urban policy -- Australia -- Periodicals; Land use -- Planning -- Periodicals; 307.120994
• DOI: 10.1080/07293682.2021.1962930
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0729-3682

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The concern for urban design in Australia and its role in the creation of urban environments have increased and matured over the last decades. Placing a focussed lens on Australia, this paper aims at analysing Urban Design Guidelines (UDGs) through the three pillars of sustainability. This study set out to identify gaps in the existing UDGs at three governmental levels (national, state/territory and local) and offers avenues for future research and guideline development. This study implies that despite the abundance of guidelines, a major shift is needed to enhance the efficiency of UDGs in delivering a sustainable living environment.