Public Lands, process and public policy: The links between government asset disposal programs and planning for redeveloping urban areas - Is something missing?

摘要: As State and Commonwealth government agencies are increasingly forced to treat parcels of public land as financial assets be realized, our urban landscapes losing significant sites infrastructure. Many lost from ownership without assessment the nonfinancial values they may contain, such their ecological, cultural, social, economic or potential value public. Disposal currently occurs in various ways sometimes on open market, but often through private negotiations prior announcements redundancy, sale redevelopment. In many cases remains uninformed uninvolved both disposal process development future options for site. a result either remain unknown regardless rush secure deal. The returns selling increase if rezoning redevelopment medium high density occurs. This neatly fulfills two current aims consolidation securing short-term windfall funds. However, simultaneous loss land, services infrastructure combined with rapid increases population (and subsequent increased demand those goods) which results places further pressure remaining space services. It is argued that more strategic approach what should kept stock-take will needed necessary. Indeed, custodian planning system built heritage, governments arguably obliged examine longer-term considerations decision making respect property. paper highlights, experience some profile case studies Sydney demonstrate regular intervention by projects involving ensure backed proposals proceed quickly approval process. Governments typically act proponent, consultant authority (especially where there community opposition), participation usually afforded reduced bypassed. Such stark contrast general retreat service provision accompanies neoliberalism, lies at core issue asset sales. argues programs operate conjunction necessary capability pockets use support areas particularly experiencing density. proposes an improved it argued, substantial erosion estate avoided important property achieved. Public Lands. Process Policy GOVERNANCE 15-1