With cities getting bigger, more houses need to be built.
And while building further out may be cheaper, can we afford to keep plopping thousands of new houses further and further away from basic amenities like schools, supermarkets and healthcare providers?
Stuart Donovan is a senior fellow at Motu Economic and Public Policy Research, and a member of a housing expert advisory group providing advice to the Minister for Housing Chris Bishop.
He speaks to Emile Donovan.
Urban Sprawl Sydney Photo: Image copyright: Nearmap, 2020
