dc.contributor.author | Raynor, Katrina | |
dc.contributor.author | Matthews, Tony | |
dc.contributor.author | Mayere, Severine | |
dc.contributor.editor | Paul Burton, Heather Shearer | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-03-07T05:22:05Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-03-07T05:22:05Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/123615 | |
dc.description.abstract | Rapid population growth, changing demographic profiles and increased focus on
sustainable urban form has led to significant changes in settlement patterns in Australian cities.
Growth management strategies are increasingly employed to help cities manage strain on
infrastructure, housing and ecosystems. Urban consolidation is one such strategy and has been
adopted by all Australian capital cities. Despite strong governmental support, urban
consolidation has triggered much academic debate and has often been accompanied by
staunch community opposition and complaints from the development industry about barriers to
the provision of higher density housing. Greater understanding of stakeholder representations of
higher density housing is important for planning, given the strong policy focus on urban
consolidation nationally. This paper contributes to existing urban consolidation literature by
empirically demonstrating how urban consolidation is represented in Brisbane’s newspaper
media through the use of metaphors. Its conceptual departure point is Social Representations
Theory, drawing on the theory’s notion of objectification to illustrate how the media translates
the abstract notion of urban consolidation into a tangible and understandable object. The
objectification of urban consolidation is identified and discussed relative to four themes: land
use conflict; growth; neighbourhood change and apartment living. This paper argues that
understanding stakeholder representations is important for planners seeking to promote and
negotiate delivery of higher density development. It concludes that stakeholder representations
can highlight key areas of contention to be addressed by planners, provide indications on the
likelihood of public acceptance of increased housing densities and delineate the boundaries of
urban consolidation debates. | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.publisher | State of Australian Cities Research Network | |
dc.publisher.place | Australia | |
dc.publisher.uri | https://soacconference.com.au/soac-conference-proceedings | |
dc.relation.ispartofconferencename | SOAC 2015 | |
dc.relation.ispartofconferencetitle | State of Australian Cities Conference 2015: Refereed Proceedings | |
dc.relation.ispartofdatefrom | 2015-12-09 | |
dc.relation.ispartofdateto | 2015-12-11 | |
dc.relation.ispartoflocation | Gold Coast, Australia | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Urban and Regional Planning not elsewhere classified | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 120599 | |
dc.title | Defining the density debate in Brisbane: how urban consolidation is represented in the media | |
dc.type | Conference output | |
dc.type.description | E1 - Conferences | |
dc.type.code | E - Conference Publications | |
dc.description.version | Version of Record (VoR) | |
gro.rights.copyright | © The Author(s) 2015. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. For information about this conference please refer to the conference’s website or contact the author(s). | |
gro.hasfulltext | Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Matthews, Tony A. | |