List of figures List of tables Acknowledgements List of contributorsIntroduction: the historical role and significance of Australia’s town planning associations Robert FreestonePart 1: advancing the cause of town planning 1. Spreading the good news about town planning in Sydney 1913–34 Robert Freestone and Margaret Park 2. Queensland’s popular movement in planning 1914–30: socialism, regularity and profit Chris McConville 3. Town planning crusaders: urban reform in Melbourne during the progressive era Andrew May and Susan Reidy 4. ‘Pedlers of new ideas’: promoting town planning in South Australia 1914–24 Christine Garnaut and Kerrie Round 5. Regenerating the people: town planning activism in Hobart 1916–39 Stefan Petrow 6. ‘Let our watchword be “order” and our beacon “beauty”’: achieving town planning legislation in Western Australia Jenny GregoryPart 2: critiquing proposals, plans and projects 7. ‘The Kaleidoscope of Town Planning’: planning advocacy in postwar South Australia Christine Garnaut and Kerrie Round 8. Visions of the city: town planning and community activism in postwar Perth Jenny Gregory 9. Democracy in action: public participation in planning in Hobart 1940–65 Stefan Petrow 10. ‘Wonderland’: planning in a populist Queensland 1931–78 Chris McConville 11. A new planning landscape for professional and community action in Sydney 1935–67 Robert Freestone and Margaret Park 12. Dreams come true? Town planning ideals and realities in postwar Melbourne Susan Reidy and Andrew MayConclusion: mixed fortunes, broadening agendas and changing times Robert FreestoneIndex

‘This book has opened an invaluable discussion in planning history that could contribute to the future of research on public participation in urban planning. It is certainly recommended reading for students and academics working within urban planning, and has a great potential to be used as a reference book in teaching Australian urban history and community participation.’