Michael Buxton
Australian urban planner
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Michael Buxton is a former Australian urban planning academic, author and media commentator.
Michael Buxton | |
|---|---|
| Title | Emeritus Professor |
| Academic background | |
| Education | B.A., Dip. Ed., BEd, PhD.[1] |
| Alma mater | Monash University |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Urban planning |
| Institutions | RMIT University, Environment Protection Authority (Victoria), Monash University |
Career
Michael Buxton worked for 12 years in various planning and environment authorities and departments in the State Government of Victoria, including the Victorian Environmental Protection Authority.[2]
He joined RMIT University in 1998 and retired in 2018.[3] His academic career focused on studying peri-urban areas of Australian cities, particularly in Victoria.[2][4][5]
During this time he was and remains a frequent critic of planning policy and urban development, particularly in Melbourne in the mass media. He criticises the lack of diversity of housing styles and types and lack of long-term planning for the future of cities,[6] community consultation,[7] and lack of large-scale transport infrastructure.[8] Buxton frequently condemns the Victorian Labor Party and its record on urban planning in the state, such as centralising control of regulations and standards and embarking on large-scale infrastructure projects such as the Suburban Rail Loop.[9][10][11] This included writing an open letter to voters in the state electorate of Richmond during the 2018 Victorian state election encouraging recipients to vote against then-Minister for Planning, Richard Wynne.[12]
He is a strong supporter of third-party appeal rights and other processes that allow existing residents to object to proposed developments and planning changes[13] and expressed opposition to increasing densities in various parts of Melbourne.[14]
Bibliography
- Buxton, Michael; Goodman, Robin; Moloney, Susie (2016). Planning Melbourne: lessons for a sustainable city. Clayton South: CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 9780643104723.
- Buxton, Michael; Butt, Andrew (2020). The future of the fringe: the crisis in peri-urban planning. Clayton South, VIC: CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 9781486308958.
- Buxton, Michael (5 July 2023). 1964. Hardie Grant Media. ISBN 9781743799871.