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Spatial planning and changing landscapes: a failure of policy in peri-urban Victoria, Australia

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  • Albert Llausàs
  • Michael Buxton
  • Ruth Beilin

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Building on the scientific literature, this article first summarises the socio-environmental impacts of land-use change expected to occur in high amenity Australian peri-urban areas, involving in particular, the effects of land development on agriculture, biodiversity, landscape character, bushfire risk and social factors. Second, the current spatial planning framework and its distribution in seven municipalities in Victoria, Australia, is critically analysed, and records of approved planning permits are related to this framework to assess the challenges posed by peri-urban growth. We argue that the current planning framework supports a static approach which does not address foreseen challenges and lacks strategic power. Both the strategic framework and the development approval process lead to unanticipated, cumulative impacts and contestation. A more coordinated, less urban-centric approach to planning and the introduction of rural land-use plans would substantially address some of the issues encountered.

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  • Albert Llausàs & Michael Buxton & Ruth Beilin, 2016. "Spatial planning and changing landscapes: a failure of policy in peri-urban Victoria, Australia," Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 59(7), pages 1304-1322, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jenpmg:v:59:y:2016:i:7:p:1304-1322
    DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1074888
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    1. Enrico Gottero & Claudia Cassatella & Federica Larcher, 2021. "Planning Peri-Urban Open Spaces: Methods and Tools for Interpretation and Classification," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(8), pages 1-19, July.
    2. Ren Hu & Nicholas J. Gill, 2023. "Neoliberal peri-urban economies and the predicament of dairy farmers: a case study of the Illawarra region, New South Wales," Agriculture and Human Values, Springer;The Agriculture, Food, & Human Values Society (AFHVS), vol. 40(2), pages 599-617, June.
    3. Mortoja, Md. Golam & Yigitcanlar, Tan & Mayere, Severine, 2020. "What is the most suitable methodological approach to demarcate peri-urban areas? A systematic review of the literature," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 95(C).
    4. Paveglio, Travis B. & Stasiewicz, Amanda M. & Edgeley, Catrin M., 2021. "Understanding support for regulatory approaches to wildfire management and performance of property mitigations on private lands," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 100(C).

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