Nuffield report shows need to reduce urban-sprawl

Updated April 20 2020 - 11:22am, first published 10:26am
ON TOUR: 2018 Nuffield Scholar and South Australian mixed farmer, James Stacey travelled to 11 countries investigating how different jurisdictions are managing land use with growing populations.
ON TOUR: 2018 Nuffield Scholar and South Australian mixed farmer, James Stacey travelled to 11 countries investigating how different jurisdictions are managing land use with growing populations.

The task of accommodating Australia's rapidly growing population and associated food demand means future planning policies and land use systems must consider ways to reduce the impact of urban sprawl on the productivity of agricultural land in peri-urban areas.

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