?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Vested+interests+behind+'city+shapers'+often+subvert+higher-density+policies&rft.creator=Raynor%2C+Katrina&rft.creator=Mayere%2C+Severine&rft.creator=Matthews%2C+Tony&rft.subject=cities&rft.subject=cities+and+policies&rft.subject=urban+density&rft.subject=urban+design&rft.subject=urban+growth&rft.subject=urban+living&rft.description=Urban+consolidation+features+in+the+planning+policy+of+every+Australian+capital+city%2C+but+is+highly+contentious.+Communities+often+resist+attempts+to+increase+density.+And+research+suggests+such+policies+are+inconsistently+implemented+and+often+fail+to+achieve+sustainability+goals.+Urban+consolidation+aims+to+increase+the+density+of+dwellings+and%2For+people+in+an+existing+area.+Cities+justify+this+goal+based+on+assumptions+about+its+ability+to+produce+sustainable+outcomes.+In+particular%2C+policy+rhetoric+focuses+on+decreased+car+reliance%2C+increased+housing+diversity+and+more+efficient+infrastructure+provision.&rft.publisher=The+Conversation+Media+Group+Ltd&rft.source=The+Conversation&rft.date=2017-04-21&rft.type=Contribution+to+Newspaper%2C+Magazine+or+Website&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Ftheconversation.com%2Fvested-interests-behind-city-shapers-often-subvert-higher-density-policies-74244&rft.relation=Raynor%2C+Katrina%2C+Mayere%2C+Severine%2C+%26+Matthews%2C+Tony+(2017)+Vested+interests+behind+'city+shapers'+often+subvert+higher-density+policies.+The+Conversation%2C+21+April+2017.+%5BArticle%5D&rft.id_number=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F116162%2F&rft.rights=The+Conversation+Media+Group+Ltd&rft.rights=This+work+is+covered+by+copyright.+Unless+the+document+is+being+made+available+under+a+Creative+Commons+Licence%2C+you+must+assume+that+re-use+is+limited+to+personal+use+and+that+permission+from+the+copyright+owner+must+be+obtained+for+all+other+uses.+If+the+document+is+available+under+a+Creative+Commons+License+(or+other+specified+license)+then+refer+to+the+Licence+for+details+of+permitted+re-use.+It+is+a+condition+of+access+that+users+recognise+and+abide+by+the+legal+requirements+associated+with+these+rights.+If+you+believe+that+this+work+infringes+copyright+please+provide+details+by+email+to+qut.copyright%40qut.edu.au&rft.identifier=Institute+for+Future+Environments%3B+Science+%26+Engineering+Faculty