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New residents—new city. The role of urban activists in the transformation of inner city Melbourne

Howe, Renate 2009, New residents—new city. The role of urban activists in the transformation of inner city Melbourne, Urban policy and research : an Australian and New Zealand guide to urban affairs, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 243-251.

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Title New residents—new city. The role of urban activists in the transformation of inner city Melbourne
Author(s) Howe, Renate
Journal name Urban policy and research : an Australian and New Zealand guide to urban affairs
Volume number 27
Issue number 3
Start page 243
End page 251
Publisher Routledge
Place of publication London, England
Publication date 2009-09
ISSN 0811-1146
1476-7244
Keyword(s) gentrification
Melbourne
urban activism
Summary This study of inner suburban residents' associations in Melbourne in the 1960s and 1970s examines the role of social activism in shaping Australia's urban dynamics. It argues that the focus on gentrification as an all-embracing explanatory concept in urban studies in Australia and elsewhere has detracted attention from the importance of structural change especially the de-industrialisation of the inner suburbs and the influence of urban activists and residents' associations in this period. The article concludes that insufficient analysis of social and economic change and the limited recognition of the importance of diverse communities continue to limit inclusive policy responses to urban reconstruction in Australia.
Language eng
Field of Research 120599 Urban and Regional Planning not elsewhere classified
Socio Economic Objective 870105 Urban Planning
HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
Copyright notice ©2009, Editorial Board
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30022948

Document type: Journal Article
Collection: School of History, Heritage and Society
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