Conflict and change in Australia's peri-urban landscapes / edited by Melissa Kennedy, Andrew Butt and Marco Amati.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kennedy, Melissa, 1984- editor.

Butt, Andrew, editor.

Amati, Marco, 1975- editor.

Series:

Urban planning and environment

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wildland-urban interface--Australia.

Wildland-urban interface.

Urbanization--Australia.

Urbanization.

Rural development--Australia.

Rural development.

City planning--Australia.

City planning.

Australia.

Local Subjects:

Wildland-urban interface--Australia.

Urbanization--Australia.

Rural development--Australia.

City planning--Australia.

Physical Description:

xvii, 287 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016.

Summary:

In an era of rapid urbanization, peri-urban areas are emerging as the fastest-growing regions in many countries. Generally considered as the space extending 100 km from the city fringe, peri-urban areas are contested and subject to a wide range of uses such as residential development, productive farming, water catchments, forestry, mineral and stone extraction, and tourism and recreation. Whilst the peri-urban space is valued for offering a unique ambiance and lifestyle, it is often highly vulnerable to bushfire and loss of biodiversity and vegetation, along with threats to farming and food security in highly productive areas. Drawing together leading researchers and practitioners, this volume provides an Interdisciplinary contribution to our knowledge and understanding of how peri-urban areas are being shaped in Australia through a focus on four overarching themes: Peri-urban , Conceptualizations; Governance and Planning; Land Use and Food Production; and Solutions and Representations. Whilst the case studies focus on Australia, they advance a variety of toots useful in discerning processes and impacts of peri-urban change globally. Furthermore, the findings are instructive of the issues and tensions commonly encountered in rapidly urbanizing peri-urban areas throughout the world, from landscape valuation and biosecurity concerns to functional adaptation and social change. Book jacket.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1.Peri-Urbanization: `Beyond the Edge' or a Window into the Future? / Marco Amati

pt. I Placing the Peri-Urban in Australia

2.Amenity, Landscape and Forms of Peri-Urbanization around Melbourne, Australia / Bill Fish

3.From Multi-Functional to Value-Fusion: Environmental Values in the Peri-Urban Landscape / Angela Wardell-Johnson

4.Adaptability in Provision of Professional Services in Peri-Urban Spaces: The Case of Veterinary Work / Edgar Burns

5.The `Online' Peri-Urban: Understanding Local Government Websites in Victoria and New South Wales / Amy Lanfranchi

pt. II Planning in the Neglected Space

6.Environmental Objectives of Local Planning in Peri-Urban Landscapes: Neglected Values, Contested Outcomes / Melissa Neave

7.Integrating Regional Settlement with Rural Land Protection: Scenarios for Peri-Urban Planning for Melbourne / Bill Fish

8.It's All About Growth: Peri-Urban Planning in `The Bush' / Paul Mcfarland

Note continued: 9.Governance, Property Rights and Planning in Peri-Urban Areas: Greater Sydney Case Study / Peter Williams

pt. III Land, Food and Contested Natures

10.Frankenstein's Chicken: Understanding Local Opposition to Broiler Farms / Elizabeth Taylor

11.Highlighting the Complexity of Interactions between Peri-Urban Environments and Weed Management Using Case Studies from Southern Victoria / Trevor Hunt

12.Peri-Urban Environments: The X-Factor for Plant Pests and Diseases / Alan Yen

13.Beyond Governance of Food Systems: Planning for Resilience in the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia / Angela Wardell-Johnson

pt. IV Solutions to Discord

14.Voices in the Messy Agriscape: New Potential for the Peri-Urban / Angela Castles

15.The Challenge of Being Heard: Understanding Wadawurrung Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptive Capacity / Olivia Koschade.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781472466853

1472466853

OCLC:

928023410