Australia’s Smart Cities Plan largely conveys a limited role for people: they live, work and consume. This neglects the rich body of work calling for better human engagement in smart cities.
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In an age of data-driven urban science, we need to remember how Jane Jacobs gave voice to the multiple languages, meanings, experiences and knowledge systems of a vibrant city.
The likes of Sheffield, Bilbao and Leipzig have staged a spectacular comeback.
Cities are home to many different people who will not always agree. We need to learn to embrace public debate as an ongoing, constructive process for working through diverse views and values.
The Green Square urban renewal area – expected to be Sydney’s most densely populated area by 2030 – represents a new paradigm of urban living.
One person’s high density may be another’s sprawl; the same tall building may be experienced as oppressive or exhilarating; a “good crowd” for one can be “overcrowded” for another.
With a strategic plan adopted, it not only shows where development should be avoided but clears the way for development in other areas. So Perth needs to get it right.
In the media, urban consolidation is often depicted as a threat to Australian suburban life. In reality, it’s a result of managed planning processes to ensure growing cities remain liveable.
Early residents in new communities are known as ‘pioneers’ – they arrive before many services are in place. A five-year study points to the many benefits of putting in good services early on.
The budget paints a picture of higher debt, little relief for growing cities crying out for infrastructure investment, and no detail of how City Deals might work to fix this.
The discussion paper makes all the right noises, but the proof of the policy will be in the detail of partnership arrangements and implementation structures, and in how new money is used.
The world’s informal settlements are growing at an unprecedented rate, with about one in four urban dwellers living in slums. We need to rethink how we view and deal with these people and places.
Green infrastructure can be delivered relatively easily using existing planning processes. The main obstacle could be psychological: planners are wary of disruption to embedded practices.
Hot spots occur at the scale of where people live – the building, the street, the block – which means urban design and building materials have profound implications for our health and well-being.
With the failures of past planning now apparent, the unruly threat of a damaged and depleting planet is ushering us toward a fourth era of urban restructuring. What might City v4.0 look like?
The role both state and federal governments play in Australia’s urban regions is often incompatible with effective metropolitan governance.
The NSW government agenda would deny the ‘right to the city’, that network of diverse communities, practices and places which give rise to the convivial and inclusive potential of cities.
The concept of living heritage can help us make decisions that go beyond preserving historical facades to protect and add to, rather than freeze, the stories and layers of the past.
If planning decisions properly considered the value of trees in a city, we could have a modern transport system and tree-lined views to enhance the journey.
Landmarks identify and define cities. Town-planning instruments should protect these landmarks from new development that does not respect the setting.
Principales colaboradores
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Senior Lecturer in Urban and Environmental Planning, Griffith University
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Professor of Human Geography and Planning, University of Tasmania
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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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Associate Professor of Urban Planning, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of International Planning, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Senior Research Fellow in Urbanism, University of Sydney
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Professor of Planning, School of Built Environment, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor in Urban Planning, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning & Design, Monash University
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Neil G Sipe es Amigo de The Conversation.
Honorary Professor of Planning, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University
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Senior Research Fellow, Acting Director, CHETRE, UNSW Sydney
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Scientia Associate Professor, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Urban Policy and Director, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in City Planning, UNSW Sydney
