Delivering suburban densification: Diverse resident groups and strategies of support and resistance

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dc.contributor.authorRuming, K.J.
dc.contributor.authorLiu, S.
dc.contributor.authorPinnegar, S.
dc.contributor.authorCrommelin, L.
dc.contributor.authorGillon, C.
dc.contributor.authorEasthope, H.
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractSuburbs are at the forefront of urban change, with urban policy looking to increase the density of suburban centres. Thus, the compact city has emerged as a dominant urban policy paradigm, where policy settings are configured to enable densification in designated centres. For some, this is a form of post-suburbanism, characterised by new drivers, experiences and outcomes of suburban redevelopment pressures. However, suburban densification can emerge as a site of contestation as diverse interests, such as residents, developers and governments, come together. We explore three suburban centres in Sydney, Australia, to identify the diverse array of resident positions, objectives and strategies that emerge in response to suburban densification. Drawing from literature on NIMBY (not-in-my-backyard), YIMBY (yes-in-my-backyard) and urban growth machines, we establish an analytical framework that disrupts simple pro- and anti-development positions, identifying five resident groups: supporters; resisters; opponents; expansionists; and beneficiaries
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityKristian J. Ruming, Sha Liu, Simon Pinnegar, Laura Crommelin, Charles Gillon, Hazel Easthope
dc.identifier.citationUrban Studies, 2025; 62(5):868-890
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/00420980241266175
dc.identifier.issn0042-0980
dc.identifier.issn1360-063X
dc.identifier.orcidLiu, S. [0000-0003-4368-7378]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2440/147923
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSAGE Publications
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP200101744
dc.rights© Urban Studies Journal Limited 2024. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/00420980241266175
dc.subjectcommunity; land use; neighbourhood; planning; redevelopment/regeneration; resident participation; suburbs
dc.titleDelivering suburban densification: Diverse resident groups and strategies of support and resistance
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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