ABSTRACT
The use of the seven case cities in this book has shown that the effectiveness of techniques in regulating and assessing tall building proposals is dependent upon the local context for decision-making in each city, reflecting the multi-scaled nature of urban planning and the trade-offs which occur during the negotiation of planning consents, particularly in relation to built heritage issues. In all of the cities there was evidence that the possibility of tall buildings in some locations was regulated out as a result of heritage concerns, and that these concerns were taken seriously in all cases, often resulting in modifications to those designs that were given approval. As such, the conservation of built heritage was a central issue across all of the cities presented in this book, and conservation concerns had to be negotiated in the decision-making process. That said, the effectiveness of specific regulatory frameworks and assessment techniques in the cities has reflected the tensions and trade-offs that occur around development in each location.
