Vanity Unfair-Examining the Impact of development authorities on the designation and development of public space: Barangaroo Case Study

Pham, K

Vanity Unfair-Examining the Impact of development authorities on the designation and development of public space: Barangaroo Case Study

Pham, K

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Publisher:: Urban Research Program at Griffith University on behalf of the Australian Cities Research Network
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: Proceedings of the State of Australian Cities Conference, 2015, pp. 1 - 15
Issue Date:: 2015-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Pham, K https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0673-7789	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Burton, P	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Shearer, H	en_US
dc.date	2015-12-08	en_US
dc.date.issued	2015-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Proceedings of the State of Australian Cities Conference, 2015, pp. 1 - 15	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	978-1-925455-03-8	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/43394
dc.description.abstract	Increasingly prominent on the site of a former shipping terminal and docklands, the $6 billion Barangaroo development on Sydney's foreshore is claiming the last piece of undeveloped land on the city coast. The contestation that is surrounding the development invokes imagery of Darling Harbour redux. Arguably, the development is typical of the dominant movement of neo- liberal cities in the Global North that have seen an increase in the influence and powers of private stakeholders in the public realm. An increasingly interconnected world has accelerated the rate of change however governance has adapted at a slower rate. This disconnection has exacerbated existing issues, one of which is the contestation of what is called public space. This case study of the Barangaroo project will be grounded in theories of globalization and public space, and an accompanying analysis of morphological differences and planning policy through successive changes in the development plan. Through this case study the paper will begin to construct an argument for a more inclusive, adaptive and interdisciplinary planning process that realigns contemporary planning theory with practice and makes clear definitions of what the is public might be. This includes a move towards transparency against what is increasingly becoming a trend towards veiled opaqueness of governance in all aspects of public life while an increasing level of surveillance is thrust upon us in what is a public policy reform agenda that is scarily becoming more bipartisan.	en_US
dc.publisher	Urban Research Program at Griffith University on behalf of the Australian Cities Research Network	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Proceedings of the State of Australian Cities Conference	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	State of Australian Cities (SOAC) Conference	en_US
dc.title	Vanity Unfair-Examining the Impact of development authorities on the designation and development of public space: Barangaroo Case Study	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.location	Australia	en_US
utslib.location.activity	Gold Coast	en_US
utslib.for	1205 Urban and Regional Planning	en_US
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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 Design
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pubs.finish-date	2015-12-11	en_US
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Abstract:

Increasingly prominent on the site of a former shipping terminal and docklands, the $6 billion Barangaroo development on Sydney's foreshore is claiming the last piece of undeveloped land on the city coast. The contestation that is surrounding the development invokes imagery of Darling Harbour redux. Arguably, the development is typical of the dominant movement of neo- liberal cities in the Global North that have seen an increase in the influence and powers of private stakeholders in the public realm. An increasingly interconnected world has accelerated the rate of change however governance has adapted at a slower rate. This disconnection has exacerbated existing issues, one of which is the contestation of what is called public space. This case study of the Barangaroo project will be grounded in theories of globalization and public space, and an accompanying analysis of morphological differences and planning policy through successive changes in the development plan. Through this case study the paper will begin to construct an argument for a more inclusive, adaptive and interdisciplinary planning process that realigns contemporary planning theory with practice and makes clear definitions of what the is public might be. This includes a move towards transparency against what is increasingly becoming a trend towards veiled opaqueness of governance in all aspects of public life while an increasing level of surveillance is thrust upon us in what is a public policy reform agenda that is scarily becoming more bipartisan.

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