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"Amid Australia’s housing crisis, land-supply slogans are once again dominating
discussions about the solutions. Governments and private developers often blame
housing crises on lack of land for new housing. Their solution? Rezone farmland
for housing on the suburban fringe.
Earlier this year, the South Australian government announced the state’s
largest ever release of land for housing. Some 23,700 houses are to be built on
the fringe of Adelaide. SA Premier Peter Malinauskas has even said urban sprawl
“is not a dirty word”.
Support for the creation of fringe suburbs, while still business as usual in
Australia, reflects outdated views. Evidence of the need to halt urban sprawl
is now overwhelming. The spruiking of these greenfield developments as
affordable and good for young families with children is at odds with their
experiences of these developments."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
