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The Emergence of Post‐Suburban Landscapes on the North Coast of New South Wales: A Case Study of Contested Space

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  • Stephen J. Essex
  • Graham P. Brown

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Since 1980, population trends in Australia have indicated new patterns of urbanization involving substantial growth not only in the dominant conurbations, but also in suburban areas and in an extensive coastal zone (Paris, 1994). Comparisons can be made with the emergence of post‐suburban forms and processes in other parts of the world (Kling et. al., 1991). The principal aim of this paper is to present an analysis of some of the major local development conflicts and planning and environmental protection issues that are being faced by developers, planners and local communities as the urban restructuring of Australia takes place. The paper draws on evidence of urbanization on the upper North Coast of New South Wales and provides a detailed examination of two shires in the region — Ballina and Byron — where a study was carried out by the authors in 1994 and 1995. Previous research on the population and development trends in Australia is reviewed to provide a context within which the patterns in New South Wales and its North Coast may be placed, and a discussion is presented of the implications of new development with reference to Ballina Shire and Byron Shire. The usefulness of the postfordist model as an explanatory framework for examining these post‐suburban landscapes and contested space issues on the North Coast of NSW is also explored.

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  • Stephen J. Essex & Graham P. Brown, 1997. "The Emergence of Post‐Suburban Landscapes on the North Coast of New South Wales: A Case Study of Contested Space," International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 21(2), pages 259-287, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ijurrs:v:21:y:1997:i:2:p:259-287
    DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.00072
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    1. Nicholas A. Phelps & Andrew M. Wood, 2011. "The New Post-suburban Politics?," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 48(12), pages 2591-2610, September.
    2. Nicholas A Phelps & Andrew M Wood & David C Valler, 2010. "A Postsuburban World? An Outline of a Research Agenda," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 42(2), pages 366-383, February.
    3. Matthew Tonts, 1999. "Some recent trends in Australian regional economic development policy," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 33(6), pages 581-586.
    4. Damian Collins, 2009. "Contesting Property Development in Coastal New Zealand: A Case Study of Ocean Beach, Hawke's Bay," International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 33(1), pages 147-164, March.
    5. Rahel Nüssli & Christian Schmid, 2016. "Beyond the Urban–Suburban Divide: Urbanization and the Production of the Urban in Zurich North," International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 40(3), pages 679-701, May.

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