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ItemNational identity, Australian plants, and the natural garden in post-WWII Australia, 1945 to 1986Dyson, Christina Rose (University of Melbourne, 2015)
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ItemRethinking the Inflexible City: what can Australian planning learn from successful implementation of ‘temporary uses’ across the world?Perkovic, Jana ( 2013)Temporary uses have been identified as a low-cost, participatory, and economically beneficial method of managing urban change. As planning practice increasingly deploys temporary use, good outcomes require an understanding of how the two interact. Using the case study methodology, this thesis examines the ways in which formal planning practice can encourage, support, complicate and hinder informal temporary urbanism. The thesis does this by analysing the experiences of four agencies facilitating the implementation of temporary uses worldwide, examining their interaction with the planning system, and identifying common constructive and obstructive policy mechanisms. Temporary use projects can be initiated without high levels of support from formal planning; however, having to comply with the formal planning process is a significant hurdle. Traditional planning does not make provisions for short-term urbanism, imposing costly and time-consuming processes incommensurate with the short duration and low cost of the temporary use. Applications for change of use, requirements for building safety triggered by the planning process, and the perceived arbitrariness of the decision-making process are the biggest hurdles that formal planning imposes on temporary use. Temporary uses are best supported through dedicated processes, staff, and relaxed regulations. The findings confirm that temporary uses are a successful method for finding opportunity in situations of uncertainty and crisis. Formal planning practice can strategically deploy temporary projects to achieve long-term planning objectives. These findings should spark more debate about, research on, and experimentation with temporary uses.
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ItemThe spatial distribution of land and housing values in Baotou, ChinaSun, Yu (University of Melbourne, 2013)
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ItemConstruction management students' attitudes towards trade unionsZhou, Jie (University of Melbourne, 2010)
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ItemA holistic approach to risk allocation for hospital construction projectsYuvarajah, Arun (University of Melbourne, 2010)
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ItemFeasibility of precast concrete construction system in Malaysia : a comparative study between Australia and MalaysiaYong, Tiok Nee (University of Melbourne, 2010)
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ItemUnplanned rural living and the protection of prime farmland in the State of Victoria, Australia : Insights from senior planners from rural LGAsWhyte, Scott (University of Melbourne, 2011)
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ItemEstablishing the circumstances of Greyfield development in MelbourneWade, Michael (University of Melbourne, 2011)
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ItemA comparative analysis of post-disaster rural housing reconstruction models : A case study of Daguan in Dujiangyan City, ChinaWang, Wei (University of Melbourne, 2011)
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ItemA study of the impacts of Chinese Rail High-Speed (CRH) on regional economic growthZhang, Xiaoyin (University of Melbourne, 2011)