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Contesting ‘Sustainability‘ in Infrastructure Planning

Contesting ‘Sustainability‘ in Infrastructure Planning

Kuniko Shibata, Paul Sanders
Copyright: © 2011 |Pages: 19
ISBN13: 9781609604721|ISBN10: 1609604725|EISBN13: 9781609604738
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-472-1.ch702
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Shibata, Kuniko, and Paul Sanders. "Contesting ‘Sustainability‘ in Infrastructure Planning." Green Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2011, pp. 1539-1557. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-472-1.ch702

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Shibata, K. & Sanders, P. (2011). Contesting ‘Sustainability‘ in Infrastructure Planning. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Green Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications (pp. 1539-1557). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-472-1.ch702

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Shibata, Kuniko, and Paul Sanders. "Contesting ‘Sustainability‘ in Infrastructure Planning." In Green Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 1539-1557. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2011. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-472-1.ch702

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Abstract

Sustainable infrastructure demands that declared principles of sustainability are enacted in the processes of its implementation. However, a problem arises if the concept of sustainability is not thoroughly scrutinized in the planning process. The public interest could be undermined when the rhetoric of sustainability is used to substantiate a proposed plan. This chapter analyses the manifestation of sustainable development in the Boggo Road Busway Plan in Brisbane, Australia against the sustainability agenda set in the South East Queensland Regional and Transport Plans. Although the construction of the Busway was intended to improve public transport access in the region, its implementation drew significant environmental concerns. Local community groups contested the ‘sustainability’ concept deployed in Queensland’s infrastructure planning. Their challenges resulted in important concessions in the delivery of the Busway plan. This case demonstrates that principles of sustainable infrastructure should be measurable and that local communities be better informed in order to fulfill the public interest in regional planning.

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