10.4225/03/590ac033add11 O'Connor, Kevin Kevin O'Connor Misunderstanding modern suburban development Monash University 2017 Australia Suburban development journal article Suburban economies Suburbs 1039-4788 monash:63897 1959.1/480110 2017-05-04 05:46:26 Journal contribution https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/journal_contribution/Misunderstanding_modern_suburban_development/4969877 Recent economic developments in the suburbs have undermined the assumptions undergirding the planning policies which are facilitating higher density development in Melbourne. In particular, greater employment self-sufficiency in the suburbs means that the residents are not as isolated from work and other urban amenities as has been assumed by many planners Copyright. Monash University and the author/s