High-density city living has been touted as a way to solve the problem of creating more sustainable, more liveable cities. But instead cities are only more liveable for a few.
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Why one city suffers significantly more deaths than another isn't always obvious. A simple experiment shows how failing to consider certain factors can point policy makers in the wrong direction.
Neighborhood characteristics like pollution from busy roads, widespread public transit use and lack of community-based health care are putting certain communities at greater risk from COVID-19.
Self-sufficiency, outdoor space and a home office will likely be high up the list in future.
Visits to 'adult' sites surged in March when coronavirus pandemic restrictions came in. While tastes vary around the country, a disproportionate share of traffic comes from our biggest cities.
Frederick Law Olmsted, the designer of many great North American city parks, understood that ready access to nature made cities healthier places to live.
For centuries, disease outbreaks have forced cities to transform physically and operationally in ways that ultimately benefited all residents going forward.
COVID-19 is spreading fast through not only the world's richest cities but also its poorest, ravaging slum areas where risk factors like overcrowding and poverty accelerate disease transmission.
The plight of the urban poor affected by COVID-19 highlights the need to to reaffirm that adequate housing, water supply and sanitation are basic human rights.
We sorely miss our regular haunts during the coronavirus lockdown not only because we like them but also because a healthy society needs places where people can gather, mix and mingle.
Rebuilding cities post-pandemic will start with neighbourhood hope, and strong social and community planning.
The size of our housing is linked to our physical and mental health.
We can lock in these changes to build sustainable cities out of the coronavirus crisis – here's how.
Bhaktapur suffered 300 deaths, 2,000 wounded and over 30,000 houses damaged in the 2015 earthquake. Heritage restoration has become crucial to community recovery.
Understanding the reasons behind urban patterns of coronavirus can help improve urban resilience and sustainability.
After the Covid-19 pandemic, we must seize the opportunity to make urban centers more livable places by investing in affordable housing, basic services, clean energy and active transport.
Travel somewhere new from lockdown.
Public spaces are an integral part of everyday life for most Indians. The lockdown could make people appreciate them even more.
Then – as now – the wealthy fled to the countryside, while the urban poor were forced to work on the front lines.
Temporary use of land and buildings plays a role in the aftermath of crisis.
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Associate Dean, 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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John Rennie Short is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Transport and Cities Program Director, Grattan Institute
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, The University of Queensland
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Visiting Professor, Urban Planning, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Melbourne
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Director, Henry Halloran Trust, University of Sydney
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Professor of Housing Research and Policy, and Associate Director, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW
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Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Sydney
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Professor of Housing Research, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Adelaide
