Urban Nation: Australia's Planning Heritage

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Urban Nation: Australia's Planning Heritage provides the first national account of the historical impact of urban planning and design on the Australian landscape. This ambitious account looks at every state and territory from the earliest days of European settlement to the present day. It identifies and documents hundreds of places parks, public spaces, redeveloped precincts, neighbourhoods, suburbs up to whole towns that contribute to the distinctive character of urban and suburban Australia.

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Rob Freestone is Professor of Planning and Urban Development at the University of New South Wales. His research interests are in planning history and metropolitan restructuring. He is a Fellow of both the Planning Institute of Australia and the Australian Academy of Social Sciences.