BIRTH PANGS IN UTOPIA - THE PLANS FOR AN INTERNATIONAL, HIGH-TECH, SUSTAINABLE CITY IN AUSTRALIA

Since the joint announcement from the Japanese and Australian governme nts in 1987 of their intention to establish a putative new form of urb an development in Australia, the multifunction polls, a major debate h as taken place over preferred forms of future cities and the role of i nternational investment. This article charts the development of this d ebate, in particular examining the controversial decision to locate th e MFP in what its critics regard as a polluted swamp in the north of A delaide.