Preface / Sir William Deane -- Foreword -- Executive summary --Analytical framework -- Challenges to meet Canberra's potential -- Strategic planning for Canberra's sustainable urban development -- Selection of expert papers from the Future Canberra Symposium held 9 May 2001 -- Future opportunities for business in Canberra : what does business need to operate successfully? / by Roslyn Hughes -- Canberra : a liveable city? / by John McInerney -- Ecologically sustainable development in Canberra : a citizen's view / by Brett Odgers -- Putting the public back in participation : ready, willing and able / by Susan Pellegrino -- Future Canberra : sustainable outcomes / by Colin Stewart -- Future Canberra : poverty or participation / by Marianne Vreugdenhil and Daniel Stubbs
Summary
This comprehensive territorial review of Canberra identifies strategies and policy recommendations that can help local agencies and actors better meet the challenges they face. It identifies the need for a new and more holistic approach to urban planning and an opportunity for innovative and inclusive public participation in the planning process. Social, economic and environmental policies must evolve simultaneously in order to have maximum impact at the local level - a goal that many cities throughout OECD countries are far from reaching
