There are a number of issues (or problems) that governments will have to get their head around. These include managing waste, protecting coasts, preserving water and land quality and ensuring the divide between rich and poor doesn't get too large (called spatial inequality).
This term, we will focus on urban growth problems and later on a related issue of air quality. Both of these issues result from significant population growth in Sydney as people move here from the overseas (migration) and the country (rural - urban migration). The biggest problem facing Sydney is urban sprawl which involves the city boundaries becoming so distant that the city cannot function properly. Already people feel the cost of time and money by working many hours from where they live. Roads are clogged with cars as people still believe public transport to be inaccessible and/or expensive.
The major problems from urban sprawl is that the people on the fringes of the city do not have the same economic, social and cultural opportunities as people closer to the city. This is called locational disadvantage. The topic of Urban growth and decline looks at how the existing footprint of Sydney could be better used to accomodate more people without compromising quality of lifestyle. European cities seem to have soem worthy models of what is called medium/high density living which are being copied in Sydney. Pyrmont is a good example of urban renewal.
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