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 Abstract

The debate on urban sustainability has mainly focused on environmental and economic

factors, often neglecting the vital social aspect and an evaluation of the role of urbanplanning. This article attempts to redress this deficiency by examining the influence of

urban planning on the level of urban social sustainability, using the planning of the

central area of Perth, Western Australia, as a case study. First, a conceptual framework

is developed, delineating three key dimensions of urban social sustainability e!uity,

community and urbanity. The framework is then applied to the case study, showing that

under the web of past and existing local and metropolitan planning policies, Perth"s

central area has not been able to sustain its social value for Perth"s metropolitan

community. This deficiency has been partially due to the failure of urban planning to

enhance e!uity, community and urbanity in guiding the development of central Perth.