Should we build a new city in Australia?
Last week I received an email from Harvey. He wrote that he’s a regular reader of our blog and hoped we would publish a post about his new non-profit Liberty City Group. It’s objective is to gather support for building a new city in Australia’s unpopulated north. I thought – wow – this man has grand ambitions! I read his blog, passed it on to some of my colleagues and it generated a heap of discussion about the merits of the idea and the details of the one proposed by Harvey. We thought our readers might like to join in the discussion.
Harvey’s proposition is that Liberty City become an incubator for modern urban design, eco-friendly city planning, dense vertical living and other 21st Century ideas. He would like to bring together like-minded Australians for open discussion and debate about this topic,as a prelude to any kind of actual implementation.
Here’s the link … http://libertycitygroup.org/
Have a look and tell us what you think.
Is a new city a good idea?
And if it is, what do you think about Harvey’s version – Liberty City?
Here are some of the divergent responses it generated here at .id:
– There’s still plenty of opportunity to increase densities in our existing cities rather than build a new one
– It’s a great idea because the legacy cities will always be limited in their ability to adopt new way of doing things
– Like the idea of a new, well planned city, but questioned its location in the far north west as the Kimberley is of environmental significance
– In a democratic society you can’t force people to live in a particular place- successful cities are organic in nature and evolve over time – this creates diversity – which in turn ensures sustainability.
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Lailani - Population News
Lailani is responsible for content and strategy at .id, ensuring our clients’ needs are central to our enterprise and that we generously share our knowledge with the broadest audience. As a member of our Board, Lailani works with Ivan and Janet to set the strategic direction for the company. Her current focus is our Placemaker consulting business and she has worked with numerous clients across retail, finance, property, local government, education and not-for-profits to put together the best evidence-base for their spatial decision making. With degrees in Business Studies and Economics, she has worked in business development and marketing roles for IBM and SPSS in the UK, as well as a stint as a ranger in Kakadu National Park. Lailani is an Alexander Technique practitioner, surfer and traveller.
