"There's Something about Subi": Defending and Creating Neighbourhood Character in Perth, Australia

Davison, G; Rowden, E

"There's Something about Subi": Defending and Creating Neighbourhood Character in Perth, Australia

Davison, G Rowden, E

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of Urban Design, 2012, 17 (2), pp. 189 - 212
Issue Date:: 2012-05-01

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dc.contributor.author	Davison, G	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Rowden, E https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9237-600X	en_US
dc.date.issued	2012-05-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Urban Design, 2012, 17 (2), pp. 189 - 212	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1357-4809	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/29317
dc.description.abstract	Planning policy in Australian cities currently favours a more compact urban form, but proposals for higher-density development are frequently resisted by residents who argue that the 'character' of a place would be damaged or destroyed. This paper explores the factors underlying this resistance and assesses the extent to which character can be designed for. The paper relates a case study of the Perth suburb of Subiaco, where the design of a major redevelopment project was shaped by the form of surrounding areas, but where long-standing residents claim that it is 'out of character' nonetheless. Reflecting on the case through theories of place, urban design and 'affordances', it is suggested that this rejection of the project owes much to the way that urban designers focused on replicating certain physical features of Subiaco's character, while neglecting a host of everyday social and experiential meanings that were of equal significance to residents. © 2012 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Urban Design	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/13574809.2012.666386	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Urban & Regional Planning	en_US
dc.title	"There's Something about Subi": Defending and Creating Neighbourhood Character in Perth, Australia	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	2	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	17	en_US
utslib.for	1205 Urban and Regional Planning	en_US
utslib.for	1201 Architecture	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Architecture
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pubs.issue	2	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	17	en_US

Abstract:

Planning policy in Australian cities currently favours a more compact urban form, but proposals for higher-density development are frequently resisted by residents who argue that the 'character' of a place would be damaged or destroyed. This paper explores the factors underlying this resistance and assesses the extent to which character can be designed for. The paper relates a case study of the Perth suburb of Subiaco, where the design of a major redevelopment project was shaped by the form of surrounding areas, but where long-standing residents claim that it is 'out of character' nonetheless. Reflecting on the case through theories of place, urban design and 'affordances', it is suggested that this rejection of the project owes much to the way that urban designers focused on replicating certain physical features of Subiaco's character, while neglecting a host of everyday social and experiential meanings that were of equal significance to residents. © 2012 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

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