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Management and planning of Australia’s urban future (ACHGK059)

Elaborations
  • examining the forecasts for the size of Australia’s major cities and regional urban centres, and discussing the implications for their environmental sustainability and liveability
  • investigating ways of managing the projected growth of Australia’s cities and regional urban centres
  • exploring the arguments for and against a more balanced distribution of the urban population
  • generating ideas on how to decentralise Australias urban population using Canberra as an example
General capabilities
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and creative thinking
ScOT terms

Population dynamics,  Australia,  Urban planning

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