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dc.contributor.authorHall, Anthony
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-26T04:08:07Z
dc.date.available2018-03-26T04:08:07Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.date.modified2010-11-05T08:06:51Z
dc.identifier.isbn9780643098169
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/34915
dc.description.abstractThe disadvantages of the low-density car-based suburbs that now surround Australian cities are widely debated. These include facilities located to the disadvantage of non-car users, wasteful use of land, cost of infrastructure, time and energy expended on driving, low incidence of social contact and lack of exercise. Many Australians now choose to live in or near to the centres of cities and there is encouragement from planning policies and property market pressures for comparatively higher density living. Nevertheless, older Australian suburbs also have compensating advantages for both the residents and the wider community. Many are comparatively near to city centres and were built around a reasonable level of public transport access, especially by train. The presence of soft landscaping around the house provides a positive environmental advantage for the community as a whole. The presence of trees provides shade: modifying the microclimate and giving aesthetic pleasure. There is a generally high degree of biodiversity. The planted areas also aid the process of storm drainage by retaining water and reducing run-off. Indeed, open space is synonymous with the traditional image of suburbia.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherCSIRO Publishing
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.publish.csiro.au/pid/6449.htm
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchUrban Design
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode120508
dc.titleThe Life and Death of the Australian Backyard
dc.typeBook
dc.type.descriptionA1 - Books
dc.type.codeA - Books
gro.date.issued2010
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorHall, Anthony C.


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