ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Urban planning in Australia

Okay kiddo, let's talk about something called urban planning in Australia!

Urban planning is when professionals like architects, city planners and engineers come together to decide how we should build and design our towns and cities.

In Australia, this is especially important because we have a lot of people living in and moving to our cities, so we want to make sure that everyone has enough space to live, work, and play comfortably.

So, when we plan our cities, we think about things like where to put houses, shops, parks, and roads. We also think about how to make sure that people can move around safely and easily.

We make rules to help guide how buildings should look and how big they can be to make sure everything fits together properly and doesn't cause problems for people or the environment.

We also think about how to protect important areas like wildlife habitats or areas of cultural significance to make sure they aren't damaged or destroyed by development.

Overall, urban planning is all about making our cities better places to live, work, and play, and we do it by thinking carefully about how to use our land and resources in a way that benefits everyone.