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In recent decades, the population of urban areas worldwide has been growing exponentially. This includes Sydney, where 5 million inhabitants currently reside. Associate Professor Glen Searle at the University of Sydney recently explored how Sydney’s population growth is encouraged by national and state governments, and how it also drives important government decisions.

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This SciPod is a summary of the paper ‘Population growth and development: an outcome of Sydney’s metropolitan governance’, in the Australian Planner. https://doi.org/10.1080/07293682.2020.1739095

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