Peach, N. & Buch, N. (2026). Reviewing Alignment in SEQ Regional Planning Final

Dr Neville Buch with Dr Neil Peach

The report “Bioregional Planning in South East Queensland: Where and How Does [Or Will] it Work?” analyses a critical structural flaw in the planning architecture of South East Queensland (SEQ). It identifies a systemic misalignment between Commonwealth environmental reforms, the State’s bioregional pilot, and the SEQ Regional Plan.

Core Thesis

The current system operates within an “inter-scalar architecture” where nested hierarchies (Commonwealth, State, and local) often work at cross-purposes. This creates a “town planning loop” that facilitates environmental degradation through urban sprawl, as the natural landscape is used as a “relief valve” for systemic failures in urban planning.

Peach, N. & Buch, N. (2026). Reviewing Alignment in SEQ Regional Planning Final

Featured Image: Neville at Study, aged 26, around 1987, completing an honours thesis.

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Neville Buch

Professional Historian at Professional Historians Association (Queensland) Inc.

Neville Buch (Pronounced Book) Ph.D. is a certified member of the Professional Historians Association (Queensland). Since 2010 he has operated a sole trade business in history consultancy. He was a Q ANZAC 100 Fellow 2014-2015 at the State Library of Queensland. Dr Buch was the PHA (Qld) e-Bulletin, the monthly state association’s electronic publication, and was a member of its Management Committee. He is the Managing Director of the Brisbane Southside History Network.

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