Future Plans for Greater Adelaide

ADELAIDE CITY
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction..............................................................................................................................3
2. Choosing Rationale..................................................................................................................4
3. Analysis....................................................................................................................................4
3.1. Brief History.....................................................................................................................4
3.2. Transport Arrangements...................................................................................................4
3.3. Current Urban Form..........................................................................................................5
3.4. Water use and Management..............................................................................................5
3.5. How the area Integrates.....................................................................................................5
3.6. Possible climatic change effects.......................................................................................6
3.7. Brief overview...................................................................................................................6
4. The overall vision for the future of area...................................................................................6
5. Future plans..............................................................................................................................6
5.1. Projecting housing demands.............................................................................................6
5.2. Rental, owner-occupied or public classification of housing.............................................7
5.3. Adopted Policies and Strategies........................................................................................7
5.4. Specifying House Policies................................................................................................7
5.5. Maintaining Affordable housing.......................................................................................8
5.6. Specifying the Local Government’s and Housing Industry roles.....................................8
6. Conclusion................................................................................................................................9

1. Introduction
Adelaide is located between the mount lofty low-lying ranges and Gulf of Vincent on the
Adelaide plains1. The city is also situated north of Fleurieu peninsula and has a length of 20km
from the foothills to the coast and 90km long at its northern extension from Gawler to the south
of Sellicks Beach. The metropolitan zone in Adelaide has lands totalling up to 870km2 whereas
the Australian Bureau of Statistics gives it much explained definition for Greater Adelaide total
statistical area as 3,257.7 km2. The city averagely rests above the sea at an elevated height of 50
meters. Mount lofty which is situated in the East of the metropolitan region of Adelaide within
the Adelaide Hills, is the tallest area in the south Burra state and city at an elevation of 727
meters. A huge population of the natural vegetation has been cleared and the traces are preserved
in the reserves. Numerous rivers and creeks flow through the Regions of Adelaide. The longest
rivers and creeks are Onkaparinga and Torrens catchments. Adelaide depends on Mount Bold
Reservoir and Happy Valley Reservoir as its main source of supplying water
Figure 1 illustrates shows the boundary of the Greater Adelaide2.
1 Bay, Steffen, Growing Compact, 81.
2 Eversole, Regional Development in Australia, 120.

Figure 2 above illustrates the Geographical Map of the metropolitan area of the city3.
2. Choosing Rationale
Greater Adelaide has established suburbs with development opportunities that can be utilized.
Additionally, its neighbourhoods offer convenient and close accessible by public means or by
foot. This paper identifies the Greater Adelaide by considering its urban areas whose
geographical resources are being underused and seeing the city's maps proved helpful. Greater
Adelaide's maps were large but less populated and this shows slow growth in infrastructure4.
Moreover, the areas have national reserves meaning the environment is favourable for diverse
living. These seem to be suitable conditions allowing possible redesigning.
3. Analysis
3.1. Brief History
Colonel William Light is the man behind the design plan of Adelaide city. The plan put Adelaide
city in a grid and at the centre of Adelaide with five squares and numerous park rings. Colonel’s
3 Girardet, Creating a Sustainable Adelaide, 40.
4 Dufty-Jones, Dallas, Housing in 21st-Century Australia, 5.