Title: Behind the scenes : the politics of planning Adelaide /
Authors: Smith, Michael Llewellyn, 1939-
Publisher: University of Adelaide Press,
Year: 2012
Subjects: City planning Australia South Australia Adelaide.; City planning Australia South Australia Adelaide History.; Adelaide (S.A.) History.; Adelaide (S.A.) Politics and government.
Abstract: The book details the complex relationship, not always peaceful, between the Council and the South Australian State government. It examines planning in the City of Adelaide from 1972 until 1993 within the historical framework of City/State relations from 1836 when the Province of South Australia was founded.
Contents: Introduction -- The background to the founding of Adelaide and South Australia in 1836 -- The development of the City and State from 1840 until 1950 and the City / State relationship during this period -- Changing attitudes to planning the City and State from 1950 until 1972 -- The establishment of the City of Adelaide Development Committee and the introduction of Interim Development Control -- Planning in Sydney and the work of George Clarke -- The City of Adelaide Planning Study -- Converting the City of Adelaide Planning Study into a City Plan -- An innovative system of city planning from 1 March 1977 -- Changes in the Adelaide City Council and the State and the first heritage study of the City -- The operation of the City's planning system from November 1982 until May 1987 -- The Condous Lord Mayoralty and the declining importance of the City of Adelaide Planning Commission -- The State Planning Review, the last City Plan and the end of the City's separate system.