The Australian Urban and Regional Development Review : what can it achieve?

Abstract

The Australian Urban and Regional Development Review (AURDR) is the climax of a series of Federal initiatives in urban affairs which started in 1991. These initiatives are sometimes likened to those of the Whitlam era, but their scope is different and much more limited as yet in terms of Financial and political commitment. However the last few years have seen a multitude of Federal reports on urban issues from the (now) Department for Housing and Regional Development and from other Federal bodies such as the Industry' Commission1; and these have been backed up by experimental projects such as the Better Cities program and the issue of model guides for residential development (AMCORD and AMCORD Urban). The Federal interventions have also placed a strong emphasis upon close co-operation and ’partnership' with state and local governments. Show more