Douglas BennettApr 20, 20214 min readWhere Are Young People In Our Planning System?Young people in NSW are mobilised and politically active more than ever before. Particularly on the topic of climate change. Extinction...
Douglas BennettNov 17, 20201 min readOral Submission to the IPCOn Friday the 13th of November 2020, I addressed the Independent Planning Commission at a public hearing over a proposed underground coal...
Douglas BennettNov 16, 20201 min readDevelopment Proposal - Gosford I wrote the following development proposal for an assignment in my fourth year of my Bachelor of City Planning (Honours) degree. We were...
Douglas BennettJul 28, 20204 min readAlternative to Proposed T3 West of Bankstown LineMy proposal for the T3 Line in 2024
Douglas BennettJul 28, 20207 min readSubmission on Proposed Maxwell Underground MineA detailed submission objecting to the proposed Maxwell Underground Coal Mine in Musswellbrook Shire.
Douglas BennettNov 20, 201911 min readA Monument to the Green Bans Movement: The Sirius BuildingThe Sirius Building
Douglas BennettOct 26, 20184 min readEcologically Sustainable Development In the past few decades across Australia, the concept of Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD) has become ingrained in statutory...
Douglas BennettOct 18, 20183 min readConstruction and infrastructure projects in Sydney: too much all at once?If you’ve ever been to the Sydney CBD in the past five or so years, you’ll know that it has definitely seen better days. The current...
Douglas BennettOct 9, 20185 min readWestConnex: A Highway Horror StoryThe latest solution presented by the New South Wales Government (more specifically the NSW Liberal Party) to solve Sydney’s decades-long...
Douglas BennettSep 21, 20186 min readMy First Published Article: Criticising The Political Nature of Modern City PlanningIn May 2018, I had an article I wrote regarding the political nature of modern city planning published in my university's International...