Under pressure to be a global city, market-led infrastructure provision is shifting the focus from public to private interests, from government as promoter to government as client, with mixed results.
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The default position for politicians is to sound concerned about housing affordability, but do nothing. This can be explained by the idea of ‘policy capture’, in this case by industry interests.
Speaking with: Lucy Turnbull on the Greater Sydney Commission
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Dallas Rogers speaks with Lucy Turnbull about the new Greater Sydney Commission, its structure, plans and mandate, and the criticisms of what some see as a "top-down" approach to urban planning.
It seems like a ‘no brainer’ to use urban greening to help cities adapt to increasing heat, but the uptake of green infrastructure, such as trees and vegetated roofs, surfaces and walls, is slow. Why?
Here’s how scientists are seeking to turn the building blocks of life into the building blocks of … well, buildings.
Curbing negative gearing will help get empty housing onto the market. This could go some way to bringing life back to relatively dense urban centres that are oddly lacking intensity of public life.
It’s not just a matter of numbers: asylum seekers need houses where they can feel at home.
As consumption has soared and prices have fallen, the realities of industrial chicken farming often clash with the values of people who live on the urban fringes where broiler farms are sited.
Australian cities should be made to work for all inhabitants. This involves evenly spreading the disadvantages of industrial and commercial activities as well as the advantages of good access to services.
Our experts explain why China is taking a hard line on oversized, xenocentric, weird architecture. And no, it’s not to stifle Western influences.
Is Berlin’s underground scene in danger of going to the wall?
Our homes harbour hundreds of species of insects and their relatives.
So-called ‘healthy towns’ will address child obesity and dementia, but the real killer remains at large.
The odds of being hit again by a large flood are higher for cities that have already been flooded before. Here’s why we still don’t move away.
Jeremy Corbyn wants UK politics to be less theatrical – but the Palace of Westminster is the perfect stage for confrontation.
Where you live affects your health and life expectancy. This makes it possible to map health outcomes against train stations, so that you can readily see the inequalities across cities like Melbourne.
Cyclists have voiced their opposition to some aspects of the Go Together package to ensure their safety on NSW roads.
The route to economic growth starts by making our cities more productive – the bigger, the denser, the better.
What if there was a middle option between retention and abolition that made negative gearing work better? There are multiple ways to improve accountability for this $8 billion-a-year tax concession.
Our expert joins the dots between the ancient kingdoms of yore and today’s Northern Powerhouse.
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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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