WHAT IS URBAN CHARACTER?
Urban ‘character’ has become a key concept in the discourse and practice of urban development, used to defend valued places against what is seen as inappropriate development. This project studied the creation, construction, experience and regulation of urban character in six Melbourne case studies. The project has produced a critical re-thinking of theories of ‘place’ as they frame urban development debate.
Grant:
WHAT IS URBAN CHARACTER? Defining, Constructing and Regulating Urban Place Identity
Australian Research Council, $150,000, 2003-6
Chief Investigator: KIM DOVEY
Research Assistants: IAN WOODCOCK & STEPHEN WOOD
Publications:
SENSE OF URBAN CHARACTER
WHAT IS URBAN CHARACTER
NEIGHBOURHOOD NATIONALISM: Our home is girt by sea
CONTRADICTORY CHARACTERS: Place-Identity & the Post-Suburban City