Australia
A deep analysis of Australia National Urban Policy
Region: Asia & The Pacific
GDP per capita
Population (2016)
Population growth rate
Inflation Rate (2014)
Drinking water (rural)
Drinking water (urban)
Forested areas
CO2 emissions estimate
Labour force (females)
Labour force (males)
Female life expectancy
Male life expectancy
Unemp % of labour force
Urban population
Male education
Female education
Data presented above is obtained form 2018 NUP Database Booklet - (2018 WorldBank dataset), access it from the World Bank Dataset
TITLE OF NUP
Smart Cities Plan” and (its main delivery mechanism) “City Deals (Explicit)
STAGE OF NUP
Implementation Phase
LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications
TIMELINE
2016
FOCUS
The objective of the plan is to inform planning an investment of the country’s largest cities and smaller regional cities. The plan focuses on three main areas: smart investments, smart policy, and smart technology.
COMMENTS
This is an explicit NUP and it was published in 2016, However the federal has suspended the implementation of the policy.
Thematic scope of Australia NUP
Thematic attention
Economic
Development
Thematic attention
Spatial
Development
Thematic attention
Human
Development
Thematic attention
Environmental
Development
Thematic attention
Climate
Resilience
Graphical Representation
Legend:
12=Extensive
8=Moderate
4=Low
0=No Information
Measurement of how Australia NUP fulfils
SDG 11.a.1 Qualifier
Population dynamics
The National Urban Policies for Australia, does respond to the population dynamics as an SDG11.a.1 qualifier. Australia NUP does focus on demographic trends and needs in their Implementation phase.
YES
Territorial development
Australia NUP does address a spatial coherent territory that includes a balanced system for human settlement. Cities and towns along the urban, periurban and rural continum is also focussed in the Australia NUP.
YES
Local fiscal space
Australia NUP does not address the local fiscal space as SDG.11.a.1 qualifier. Their NUP ensures that local governments have resources to carry out activities at the local level.
NO