Response to Sydney Over the Next 20 Years:Â A Discussion Paper

We welcome the opportunity to provide comment on the Discussion Paper: Sydney Over the Next 20 Years. This submission arises from the discussions of staff and doctoral students at the Urban Research Centre at the University of Western Sydney. At the outset we make five general statements about inadequacies in the structure and content of the discussion paper and thereby point to what we see as crucial underpinnings of a successful metropolitan strategy for Sydney. While some of the issues we raise are mentioned to a greater or lesser extent in the discussion paper, our view is they require enhanced treatment and more informed discussion than is presently provided.