Urban sprawl takes environment to the brink, says damning report

Urban sprawl takes environment to the brink, says damning report

Canberra’s urban expansion needs to stop, the report says. Photo: Ian Bushnell. The ACT Government should firm up its infill policy, set an urban growth boundary, and boost funding and strengthen laws to protect the environment, a damning new report into Canberra’s urban expansion says. In the report – Close to the Edge: An Investigation into the effects of urban expansion on the environment of the ACT – ACT Commissioner for Sustainability and t…