Title: Urban nation : Australia's planning heritage /
Authors: Freestone, Robert.; CSIRO Publishing
Publisher: CSIRO Pub. in association wih the Dept. of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, and the Australian Heritage Council,
Year: 2010
Subjects: City planning Australia History.; Land use Planning History.
Abstract: Provides the first national account of the historical impact of urban planning and design on the Australian landscape. It defines and documents hundreds of places - parks, public spaces, redeveloped precincts, neighbourhoods, suburbs up to whole towns - that contribute to the character of urban and suburban Australia.
Contents: Cover; Contents ; Foreword ; Acknowledgements ; Introduction ; Chapter 1 A National Narrative ; Chapter 2 Imagining Ideal Places ; Chapter 3 Founding the Capital Cities ; Chapter 4 A Nation of Planned Towns ; Chapter 5 Metropolitan Strategies ; Chapter 6 Suburban Dreams ; Chapter 7 Renewing Cities ; Chapter 8 Parks, Precincts and the Public Realm ; Conclusion ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index.