Abstract
Civil society engagement is important for enabling urban systems transformations that meet community needs. The development of Future Earth Australia’s Sustainable Cities and Regions: A 10-Year Strategy for Urban Systems was underpinned by cross-sectoral workshops in 7 Australian urban areas and interviews with key stakeholders to create a shared vision of both current and desired future urban structure and policy. We then created an online survey to gauge broader community feedback on the vision which emerged from these workshops and interviews, to compare their outcomes with the views of community members who could be directly impacted by urban decision-making. The survey consisted of 35 questions, which were shaped by the issues emerging from the workshops and interviews. The sample was self-selected, and the 641 respondents represented a cross-section of individuals interested in sustainable cities. Our survey results supported and expanded on the major conclusions of FEA’s National workshop and interview processes, including the need to develop transparent and responsive decision-making processes, limit waste and pollution and develop effective housing and transport alternatives with mixed-use neighborhoods and adequate green space.
Highlights
Published: 23 April 2021The growth of transformative theory and action for global urban environments is well recognised [1]
This paper offers a unique study of citizen perspectives to inform urban systems transformation in and through networked hubs in Australia
641 people answered the survey to completion
Summary
Published: 23 April 2021The growth of transformative theory and action for global urban environments is well recognised [1]. Central to urban systems, can and should demonstrate leadership in adopting and enabling sustainability policies and practice [2]. The success of such policies and practices is demonstrated where a connected, networked approach is adopted [3,4]. These approaches are cognisant of scale ( regional) and of ‘shifting diversity, connectivity and complexity’ in urban systems and in light of living in the Anthropocene [5]. Economic growth is focused largely in urban and metropolitan centres where income disparities and housing affordability remain ongoing issues ([6,8,9,10] as it does elsewhere in the world [11])
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