Growth Misconduct : Avoiding Sprawl and Improving Urban Intensification in New Zealand

New Zealand’s population is expected to grow by one million people in the next 20 years. The arrival of ‘peak oil’ and accumulating evidence of climate change force us to reconsider the way we grow our cities. This book provides insights into the multifaceted practice of urban intensification. It highlights both the promise and the limitations of planning models such as smart growth and new urbanism in New Zealand cities. Growth Misconduct? is intended to further our knowledge, spark debate and help us think critically about ways to create livable, beautiful, environmentally sustainable and prosperous cities. The book highlights where intensification has gone wrong to enable planners and designers to overcome these barriers and work towards models of urban intensification that will bring environmental, social and economic gains.

Contributors: Wokje Abrahamse, Tricia Austin, Penelope Carroll, Ralph Chapman, Billie Giles-Corti, John Gray, Philippa Howden-Chapman, Jacqueline McIntosh, Andy Ralph, Kathryn Scott, Anna Stevenson, Michelle Thompson-Fawcett, Christina van Bohemen, Helen Viggers, Brenna Waghorn, Yvonne Weeber, Karen Witten and Pengjun Zhao.

Featured in the 1 August 2011 New Zealand newsletter.
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