Transport, planning and the built environment

Transport, Planning and the Built Environment

On 19 February 2008, Professor Ross Garnaut hosted the fifth public forum of the Garnaut Climate Change Review, titled Transport, Planning and the Built Environment.

The forum explored government policies in the areas of land use and urban planning, design and construction of the built environment, and transportation networks. In particular, the forum examined:

• The emissions profile of Australian cities relative to other cities around the world, and the underlying determinants of this;
• Potential policies to facilitate greater abatement and adaptation measures in the design and construction of the built environment;
• The possible inclusion of the transportation sector in an Emissions Trading Scheme;
• Other failures in the market provision of transportation options for both the passenger and freight; and
• Considerations of equity issues, including the potential adverse impact of a carbon constraint on transport and housing options for low income households.