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Inner-Urban Sustainability: A Case Study Of The South Brisbane Peninsula, Daniel O'Hare
Inner-Urban Sustainability: A Case Study Of The South Brisbane Peninsula, Daniel O'Hare
Daniel O'Hare
The combination of elements and conditions in inner-urban areas may be argued to constitute established patterns of urban sustainability. This paper develops the argument through a case study of the South Brisbane peninsula, one of Queensland’s oldest and densest inner-urban areas. For the purposes of the paper, urban sustainability is defined in the context of urban design and development. This definition highlights the interrelationship between urban form and structure, and the social and economic life of the city. The paper argues that South Brisbane demonstrates significant characteristics of ‘triple bottom line’ environmental, social and economic sustainability in a subtropical inner-urban …
Sustainable Economies In Master Planned Communities, P. Wales
Sustainable Economies In Master Planned Communities, P. Wales
Ned Wales
The intent of this paper is to discuss the principles for forming industrial ecologies in master planned communities. There is a growing need for both land developers; government agencies and the construction industry to encourage a holistic approach toward newly constructed communities rather than creating bedroom dormitories where typically greater reliance on resources and emissions of green house gases occurs. The paper proposes a framework to understand how all of the aspects of sustainable local economies can compete in current global economic dynamics, which can over ride local economic potential.
It is evident as a society we need to make …