Australia has lagged behind some other countries in its investment in smart cities, but in retrospect that may not have been such a bad thing.
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Critical infrastructure is our means of survival as an urban species. So, we must identify what is critical, for whom and how it might fail us.
Think it’s hard for first-home buyers? Ask people with an intellectual disability about it.
Not only has income inequality in Australia grown over the past two decades, rich and poor are also more segregated in terms of where they live in the big cities.
Cities would suffer much less damage and avoid the huge financial losses if we designed them to cope with the effects of cyclones.
Urban planners have been blamed for a lot of things, including higher housing costs. But the solution is to refine the process, not sideline the good planning that makes cities safe and liveable.
The health impacts of urban and regional planning are undisputed. So why did the NSW government adopt and then discard health objectives as part of state planning legislation?
Smart cities do more than develop products to increase productivity and prosperity. Mayors, CEOs and leaders engage entire communities in shaping the future of cities.
Exceptional projects can emerge when regulations are sensibly relaxed due to context. A Fremantle project is a model of progressive higher-density possibilities resulting from flexible planning rules.
The front yards, footpaths and verges of Australian suburbs are spaces overdue for reinvention.
Most enlightened governments have realised the focus on private cars at the expense of active and public transport is not viable.