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Archive for June, 2007

Advertising, commercialism and urban design

by AndyK, June 20th, 2007

This blog considers contemporary theories relating to the design of the urban public realm. Emphasis is on how urban physical form responds to the economic, cultural, political, social, aesthetic and natural forces of an urbanised area.

Town centres, suburbs and now airports, train stations, museums, hospitals, schools, and the internet are shaped by the increasingly sophisticated […]

Posted in Social Planning, Suburbs, Theorists, Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

Marine Planning: Is it more important than Land Use Planning?

by boris, June 8th, 2007

Marine planning seeks to protect the marine, coastal and estuarine environment by ensuring that development and use is compatible with the environment it occurs within. It is a form of planning that focuses primarily on the ecosystem and its surrounding habitat. Most people are familiar with the idea of planning and associate this term with […]

Posted in Coastal Planning, Environment, Physical Planning, Regional Planning | 3 Comments »

Does the Victorian Planning System plan for our Health?

by Mary23, June 2nd, 2007

The Planning and Environment Act 1987 provides a multitude of avenues by which applications can undergo the Planning process. In particular planning for health services can undergo radically different processes.
Section 16 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 ensures that the Victorian Planning Scheme is binding on every Minister and government department. Exceptions […]

Posted in Health Planning | 6 Comments »