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Hosting a mega-event isn’t all it’s cracked up to be - and now some cities are starting to say ‘no’.
Cities are complex systems. One visible artery of the city is traffic – the cluster of moving people and flowing goods – and that mobility is critical for a city’s life.
From New Year’s Eve, to Guy Fawkes night, to Diwali, fireworks are an exciting way to celebrate. But these dazzling displays come at a serious cost to the environment.
From metal spikes to bagpipes, nasty architecture is making life harder for the homeless.
Almost 60% of short-term prisoners reoffend - ensuring they have a place to stay could seriously reduce that risk.
Winter is a really tough time for the homeless, but it is hard to help people who are invisible to society.
The following field note on cities as democratic laboratories was inspired by a recent visit to the Republic of Korea. The highlight of my journey was an afternoon meeting and press conference with Park…
We all love a shady courtyard, but it’s tough to know just how effective trees are at beating the heat.
Successive governments have promised to give more power to local councils but so far all have fallen short on delivery.
Communities want urban policy to deliver the right projects at the right time in the right place. Governments should embrace local citizens and interest groups as key players in crafting such policy.
How do you make a digital mapping system give directions like a stranger in the street?
Stark new additions to our urban landscape are usually met with moaning – but it rarely lasts.
The mechanisms are there - but where’s the evidence?
Poor planning can make natural disasters much, much worse.
With unaffordable housing and a scarcity of jobs, it’s no wonder that young people are giving London a miss.
Instead of trying to maintain our usual routines in the face of huge disruptions, we should use them as a welcome opportunity to mix things up.
Communities that rate highly for liveability share certain essential features. We can identify and build these key ingredients into our cities to create thriving places where people want to live.
Cities aren’t the ever-growing, long-lasting powerhouses we think they are.
Australians may need to get used to coping with more disruptions to their food supply and rising food prices in a warming climate.
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John Rennie Short is a Friend of The Conversation.Professor Emeritus of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Head of Urbanism and Associate Professor of Urban Studies, School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney
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Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University
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Professor of Urban Policy and Director, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Professor of Human Geography and Planning, University of Tasmania
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Senior Lecturer in Urban and Environmental Planning, Griffith University
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Transport and Cities Program Director, Grattan Institute
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Associate Professor in Urban Planning, The University of Queensland
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Adjunct professor, School of Media and Communications, RMIT University
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Professor of Housing Research and Policy, and Associate Director, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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Housing Policy Researcher, Expert Advisor, Housing Assessment Resource Tools and Adjunct Professor, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Emeritus Professor, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Urban Planning, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Housing Research, University of Adelaide
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Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Sydney
