Three researchers examine the big challenges of urban development: from city leadership to lock-ins.
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A report from Habitat III in Ecuador, where 50,000 delegates are trying to change the world.
By focusing on intergenerational inequalities that will eventually be reversed, we are framing the housing affordability question the wrong way.
In a busy city like London, green space is a valuable commodity.
Recently published research has found that the concentration of poorer people in hotter places is a real problem for cities’ capacity to cope with climate change.
With burgeoning need and an aid system that is failing to cope, what meaning does ‘resilience’ have?
This global conference will set out how cities should develop over the next 20 years, tackling some of humankind’s toughest issues.
Here’s how social and political power can come together in cities, to counteract the focus on short-term profit.
Driverless cars are the future, right? Wait. While things would be simple if our roads were 100% driverless, getting there is anything but. And planning for roads shared by robots and humans is hard.
Public memorials to overdose victims might not only shift who we consider worth grieving, but also encourage us to reflect on the nature of memory and mourning, inclusion and exclusion.
The Norwegian capital shows other cities how it’s done, by setting out a tailor-made plan to reduce emissions to zero by 2030.
Antarctica hangs in the balance. Five cities have the chance of securing the future of this fragile continent.
Imagine if we did urban development in a way that honours Indigenous histories, knowledge and relationships with those places.
Most enlightened governments have realised the focus on private cars at the expense of active and public transport is not viable.
The rise of urban greening is an opportunity to recast the relationship between people and environment. Humans and non-human species are ecologically intertwined as inhabitants of cities.
Like a 5D movie on speed, the city today defies conventional boundaries. This raises new questions about what we imagine to be ‘the city’ – and how we as a democratic community can shape it.
Over the next few years, drones are going to take to the skies en masse – and cities will need to accommodate them.
Big ideas and big dollars have been invested in making ‘memorable’ places. Paradoxically, as similar solutions are adapted in diverse settings worldwide, this can lead to an uneasy new placelessness.
Many factors have influenced population density change in Australian cities over the past 30 years. Melbourne has led the way in inner-city rebirth as a way to help manage future growth.
Dallas Rogers speaks with Ilan Wiesel and Ray Forrest about the impact of the super rich on local politics, our cities and wealth inequality.
Principais colaboradores
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John Rennie Short é um amigo do 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 Human Geography and Planning, University of Tasmania
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Professor of Urban Policy and Director, Urban Futures Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University
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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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Adjunct professor, School of Media and Communications, RMIT University
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Associate Professor in Urban Planning, The University of Queensland
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Emeritus Professor, University of 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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Professor of Housing Research and Policy, and Associate Director, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor of Urban Planning, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Sydney
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Professor of Housing Research, University of Adelaide
