Infrastructure Governance Incubator: From Strategic Planning to Project Delivery

Developing a governance model to build connections between infrastructure planning and strategic urban planning.

  • Investigators

      • Monash Art, Design and Architecture
      • Associate Professor Tooran Alizadeh
      • Associate Professor Glen Searle
      • University of Sydney
      • Dr Crystal Legacy
      • University of Melbourne
  • Funded by

    • The Henry Halloran Trust
  • Undertaken within


Infrastructure plays a vital role both in Australian economy and social well-being. However, often they lack social licenses to operate. This study streamlines the infrastructure planning process to better articulate citizens’ approval and ownership.

Liton Kamruzzaman

Urban Planning and Design researchers are taking a comprehensive approach to develop an infrastructure governance model for Australian cities. Informed by international best practices, the project aims to develop a novel infrastructure governance model for Australia enabling alignment between strategic planning and project delivery in terms of visioning and policy formulation, financing, and public engagement.