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Capital city populations are growing twice as fast as the rest of Australia, because of the employment and business opportunities and lifestyle on offer to both new migrants and long-term residents.
China is funding global infrastructure projects to expand its influence and capacity for economic growth.
Previous laws gave tenants very little protection – but now landlords could face court if they don’t keep their properties in good repair.
Those in charge of urban spaces would like the public to believe that town and city environments have a predetermined function: participatory art challenges this view.
When it comes to innovation, Santa Clara County is way ahead of the rest of the US. Between 2000 and 2015, more than 140,000 patents were granted there – triple the number of the next-ranked county.
Using driverless cars to get from A to B in the future will mean more free time to do other activities – but will people really use it productively?
The Literary Method of Urban Design aims to predict urban futures and to design cities and prepare citizens in line with these predictions.
Airbnb has been criticised for contributing to housing problems in cities across Europe – but history shows there could be a way forward.
With so few public washrooms in our cities, vulnerable people are forced to use café and restaurant washrooms. How do mostly minimum wage café and restaurant workers deal with this?
Police have to analyse over 31m documents, 2,500 pieces of evidence and 2,332 witness statements. This makes Grenfell the biggest and most complex corporate manslaughter case ever brought.
The current system favours London and the south east of England – and previous regeneration campaigns have failed to make much of a difference.
Socialisation of housing would see profits from rent put back into the maintenance and modernisation of the buildings.
Architects, certifiers and engineers who work as consultants to builders are on notice about potential liability for the use of flammable cladding, but governments are also culpable for their actions.
In the fight against climate change, cities are now seen as having a major role to play. An ongoing study examines the effectiveness of the adaptation and mitigation plans of 126 coastal cities.
Rural and regional Australia is a big and diverse place, but some broad common issues do emerge as policy priorities.
Population growth in Australia is a problem mainly because of the lack of a coherent national policy to manage it. The focus needs to be on maintaining quality of life through sustainable growth.
Much of the growth in our cities is in the outer suburbs, now home to around 5 million people. And that creates problems like traffic that detract from the advantages residents see in living there.
US cities were designed and engineered around cars. Now some are working to increase walking and biking, but the shift isn’t easy.
Skateboarding is no longer just for punkish, subcultural rebels – it’s everywhere, for everyone.
For human planting to support bee diversity, we need to know which flowers the insects want to visit.
It’s natural to assume that a downturn in the property market is good news for people who’ve been priced out of the market. In practice, they might still not be able to buy a home.
Inequality is one of the major issues of the modern age – but understanding where it happens is harder than you think.
Sydney and Melbourne are bringing desalination plants back on stream and Adelaide plans to increase its plant’s output. Perth depends on desalination. But is it the best way to achieve water security?
Minorities are driving the bicycling boom, but bike infrastructure investments often neglect their needs. A new study explores what riders in low-income and minority neighborhoods want.