Planning for Purpose: how Queenslanders might flourish in the challenging times ahead

Winner of the inaugural David Marlow Prize, this essay for the Royal Society of Queensland explores the problems of the current planning system, and suggests an alternative strategy.

The planning system can be understood as a forum for our ongoing struggle to reach agreement on core societal values. As such, it's a fascinating inflection point allowing us to both witness and influence how our built environment elaborates into the future.

The full essay is freely available from the RSQ website: