Social disadvantage and planning in the Sydney context

This review summarises the main findings of a report that was prepared for, and funded by, the NSW Department of Urban Affairs and Planning (DUAP). The report considers how urban planning might better respond to the problem of social disadvantage in Sydney, with a particular emphasis on western Sydney. The commission was conceived of as a ‘think piece’ drawing upon the authors’ existing knowledge of the subject matter rather than a major new empirically based investigation. The report also draws on other completed and ongoing research by the Urban Frontiers Program (UFP) on transport, housing, regional planning and environmental issues in western Sydney.