Title

Transport disadvantage and Australian urban planning in historical perspective: The role of urban form and structure in shaping household accessibility

Authors

Jago Dodson

Document Type

Book Section

Publication Date

2007

Subject Area

Location - Urban planning, Modes of Transport - Car - Driving

Abstract

This chapter explores the often forgotten element of the transport disadvantage problem, the urban planning systems which have generated the Australian urban form that create travel needs. The history of urban form development in Australia is described including the emergence of suburban motorisation and associated car dependence and disadvantage. This chapter critically reviews contemporary urban planning responses pointing out gaps between rhetoric and action in providing feasible transport alternatives on the urban fringe. It concludes by calling for more concrete steps towards addressing car dependence highlighting the emerging problems of climate and oil dependence as new drivers of change.