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This major comparative text examines what have been traditionally regarded as 'world cities' (New York, London, Tokyo) and a range of other important cities in America, Europe and Asia. The authors show the role planning has played in cities' responses to the forces of globalization, and argue for the importance of diverse planning practices.

Over a six week period in May-July 2005, The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia's largest-selling broadsheet newspaper, launched Campaign for Sydney to promote debate on sustainability issues in Australian cities. This was a unique project, presenting a variety of perspectives on how to "fix Sydney's water, air, land and transport", including comparative examples from cities around the world and contributions from newspaper audiences.This chapter examines the issue from the perspectives of the expert, the editor and the audience to this campaign. It briefly describes the history of sustainability in Australia, and the background and purpose of the campaign. A thematic analysis is then conducted of the seventy seven campaign pieces made available to an international audience via The Sydney Morning Herald website between 30 May and 18 June 2005. The authors conclude with reflections on key achievements and potential issues in launching an equivalent campaign in other environments.The media analysis is provided by Dr Christy Newman, with context provided by two key figures in sustainability politics in recent years. Professor Peter Newman was the Sustainability Commissioner for New South Wales from 2004 to 2006 and has a long history of actively facilitating whole-of-government commitment to sustainability benchmarks. Robert Whitehead was the architect of Campaign for Sydney and the editor of The Sydney Morning Herald from 2000 to 2005.