The State of the Sector Report on Parkland Provision investigates Local Governments’ provision of active, passive and conservation parklands, including:
- A comparison of parkland provision data for a number of Australian local government authorities.
- Park user data to identify the factors that encourage park utilisation and their relationship to parkland provision.
- Sustainable parkland planning, development & management.
- An exploration of public open space in a changing urban form.
- Legislative frameworks for development contribution levies for public open space.
The report also presents data to contribute to the discussions on the provision and utilisation of parklands in Australia’s changing urban form.