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Presented by Martin Garred, Director | Town Planner - Civity
Following World War II, the Australian Dream shaped many of our cities and regions. The idea of a free-standing house on a quarter acre suburban block led to the extensive suburbanisation of our capital and regional cities through ever increasing urban sprawl.
Ever since, across the country, we have adopted exclusionary zoning in our suburban areas that seeks to protect the ideology of the Australian Dream. Any mooted change to this highly protected suburban zoning often causes community uproar and political angst.
It was this problem that inspired Martin’s travels to the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Denmark and Sweden in 2022, having been awarded a prestigious Churchill Fellowship. Focussed on land use approaches to assist in addressing housing affordability, Martin’s learnings provide global insights about how we can reshape the Australian Dream.
Given the challenges in instigating bold change in planning systems, Martin will share case studies that present innovative policy solutions, ranging from removing single family zoning through to inclusionary zoning approaches.
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