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Local realities shape the transport system, making it less directly applicable as a model elsewhere.
Singapore’s Surbana Jurong prepared master plan 2040 for the Rwandan capital, Kigali.
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Master planning has served the entwining interests and ambitions of international as well as local actors in Africa.
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Experts in city government are missing the perspective of residents.
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A quarter of South Africans in cities are living in informal settlements.
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Our survey found strong opposition to Australian megacities, with most people preferring population growth to be in satellite cities and rail hubs outside the capitals.
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Urban renewal can bring downsides as well as benefits. A new guide helps people connect more deeply with their suburbs.
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Mark Maund on improving our resilience to deal with flood crises
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Disasters are becoming more frequent and severe as the climate heats up – but Australia is badly under-prepared.
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As history shows, many natural and human factors determine how water will behave during a flood.
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New production methods, consumer trends and good ideas have the potential to bring manufacturing back into city centres. Can it coexist with housing?
The UK has around 2,000 drive-throughs.
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Drive-throughs not only increase air pollution and emissions, but also contribute to a car-centred culture that we need to avoid.
Few homes in this Boulder County, Colo., neighborhood survived a fire that swept through in December 2021.
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As more people move into high fire-risk areas, an architect explains what to do to keep properties as safe as possible.
Coastal cities like Port Arthur, Texas, are at increasing risk from flooding during storms.
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A street-by-street analysis shows where the risks are rising fastest and also lays bare the inequities of who has to endure America’s crippling flood problem.
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Naturalistic thinking has long helped humanity grapple with complex urban predicaments. What role can it play today?
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A new approach to urban planning is needed to restore hope in African cities. There are three keys that can help unlock this.
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important decisions must be made today for urban greening programs to succeed in a warmer world.
Developing mixed use and mixed income neighbourhoods will help cities recover after the pandemic.
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Income, accessibility, the presence of green space and the availability of amenities are neighbourhood features that affect how COVID-19 has spread through cities.
In Berlin new cycle lanes were installed a record 10-days, rather than the months it took before COVID.
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Residents across the world have seen how the pandemic has ushered in changes – shall and big – to the way their cities look and function.
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These books offer insights into building better cities, the stories behind major inventions, and the interaction between humans and machines.