Enabling Suburbs
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by Jason Haigh By putting aside the current forms of a suburb, first principles can offer alternatives on what locations offer a natural fit as focal points within a community. Their current condition can either illustrate the skill with the suburb makes use of its assets, or the lost potential for making the places that … Continue reading
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Benjamin Iser is an urban planner with interests in community engagement and public involvement. 1. What do you think are the most difficult challenges, contradictions and opportunities facing suburbs and their communities, or Aspley/your suburb and its community? One of the major challenges facing urban communities these days is a lack of community engagement from … Continue reading
Part of charting change lies in identifying alternatives and providing tools. Enabling Suburbs addresses this by drawing out some social innovations and acknowledging the social enterprises as enabling initiatives that break with dominant ideas and practices, such as consumerism and exploitation. With the advent of the internet, it’s easier to organise – we no longer … Continue reading
We live and work in Aspley, an outer northern suburb of Brisbane, which has a population of 11,840 as per the 2006 Census and is located about 13 kilometres north of the CBD. The population is projected to rise to 12,250 (medium series projection) by 2031, an additional 500 people indicating no major or foreseeable … Continue reading
