Urban sprawl in Australia : an analysis of Sydney urban plans and related debate

The second part of the 20th century has been affected by a fast growing development of urban process, especially in those countries where the modern economic progress has led to a broad spatial expansion of the cities. In some nations, as United States of America and other Western countries as Australia, city expansion has created a new suburban area outside the historical inner city embracing low-density, car-independent and limited-function communities, which has been called “urban sprawl”. The topic of this thesis is the knowledge of this modern area, strictly related to the social, economical and political influences on human life, developed in five chapters where different aspects will be taken in account: introduction to urban sprawl, Australian urban planning and sprawl debate, International debate and influences,Focus on Sydney urban planning, conclusions