Shaping Melbourne's future? : town planning, the state, and civil society

Part I. Introduction: 1. Melbourne in the early 1990s 2. Approach to the study Part II. The Evolution of Melbourne and its Planning: 3. An historical perspective 4. The early days: depression, war and recovery 5. The 'Long Boom' and the 1954 planning scheme 6. Transition and turbulence in the 'Whitlam years' 7. The recession bites 8. Strategies for coping or recovery 9. Urban change and planning, 1929-1990 Part III. Structure and Agency in the Social Construction of Melbourne: 10. A socio-political perspective 11. The activities of capital 12. Communities, households and social movements: a countervailing force? 13. The political parties, the state and the bureaucracies 14. The built-environment professionals 15. The legal and statutory framework 16. Frameworks of power Part IV. Space, Plans, Controls and Outcomes: 17. A geographical perspective 18. The macro level: strategic planning intentions and outcomes for Melbourne as a whole 19. The meso level: intentions and outcomes in two segments of the region 20. The micro level: intentions and outcomes in localities 21. Land-use planning and the social construction of built form Part V. Conclusions and Summary: 22. Conclusions 23. Summary Bibliography Index.