维州工党政府承诺将维持墨尔本的城市增长边界，不再扩展城市规划范围。1规划部长索尼亚·基尔肯尼表示："我们致力于维持城市增长边界，这是工党的承诺"，同时排除在绿楔地带进行住房开发。1该城市增长边界由州政府在2002年确立，环绕帕肯汉、克兰伯恩、莱利代尔、埃平、沃兰、梅尔顿和韦里比等区域。1
面对人口增长压力，维州工党政府在2023年宣布到2034年建造80万新住房的目标，其中70%将在现有居民区建设。1墨尔本当前人口为549万，预计到2101年将增至1000多万以上。1这一增长将使墨尔本成为全球超大城市，带来住房供应、基础设施和宜居性方面的规划挑战。经济学人智库宜居城市指数排名前十的城市中，仅有东京是超大城市，而墨尔本目前排名第三。12020年全国调查发现超大城市的想法几乎普遍不受欢迎。1
Victoria's Labor government has pledged to preserve Melbourne's urban growth boundary and halt further city expansion, according to Planning Minister Sonya Kilkenny.1 The government will not review the boundary, which was established by the state in 2002 and currently encircles suburbs including Pakenham, Cranbourne, Lilydale, Epping, Wollert, Melton, and Werribee, nor will it permit housing development in green wedge areas.1
The commitment comes as planners grapple with projections showing Melbourne's population could surge from its current 5.49 million to over 10 million by 2101, potentially making it a global megacity.1 The state government set an ambitious target in 2023 to construct 800,000 new homes by 2034, with 70 percent to be built within existing residential areas rather than through boundary expansion.1 "We are committed to maintaining the urban growth boundary, and that is Labor's commitment," Kilkenny stated.1
The challenge of accommodating such growth while maintaining liveability has drawn scrutiny from planners. Data from the Economist Intelligence Unit's liveability index reveals that among the world's top ten most liveable cities, only Tokyo is classified as a megacity, with Melbourne currently ranking third.1 A 2020 national survey found that the concept of a megacity was almost universally unpopular.1
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