Cities are starting to restore natural systems such as waterways, wetlands and bushland. But restoration on the scale these systems need to function properly calls for a rethink of urban planning.
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Green jobs go beyond solar panel installation and wind turbine maintenance. They’re found in fields from design to economics and in many types of management.
Bioarchitecture draws on design principles from nature to construct buildings that work in ways that help tackle climate change and reverse environmental damage.
The rise of e-commerce means billions of packages are delivered in the US each year. That creates traffic and pollution, but urban freight researchers are finding better way to get goods to customers.
The city is a A$725 billion wall-like structure running for 170km across the Saudi Arabian landscape. Can it live up to its huge ambitions?
Engineered wood is a sustainable alternative to cement and steel in construction.
Planning has begun for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics and already it’s clear the city has learned from the mistakes of other hosts, but its plans to be truly sustainable have one glaring weak point.
On paper, swapping gas-guzzling trucks for bikes may sound like an appealing option for greening e-commerce. However, there are sizeable obstacles to implementing this in cities.
Before the pandemic, our cities had a simple plan: let population growth drive economic activity. But the world is changing and the perpetual growth mindset has to change with it.
Noise pollution is a serious problem, and cars make a lot of it. But roads are also a factor.
Cities are crucial to addressing climate change. To meet emission reduction targets, cities need to involve their residents in environmental action at the local level.
Seen from above, parts of our cities now have very little green space, and we’re losing the green corridors that enable wildlife to move between the remaining urban habitats.
Australia’s big cities have grown rapidly and strains are showing. Yet the state of the urban environment has been rated good and stable due to local and state responses to these challenges.
Cities have the authority and duty to consider children’s rights as part of climate change responses.
Kéré shows how architecture can build better futures by embracing communities to help catalyse progress.
New production methods, consumer trends and good ideas have the potential to bring manufacturing back into city centres. Can it coexist with housing?
Learning about sustainable development and consumption should not be limited to particular disciplines like those in the sciences and technologies.
Flooding constitutes a threat to Nigeria achieving the global sustainable development goals.
Two urban policy experts explain why taking down highways that have isolated low-income and minority neighborhoods for decades is an important part of the pending infrastructure bill.
Farmers markets aren’t just for yuppies – they are increasingly serving customers at all social and economic levels, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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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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Interim Director, Urban Futures Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University
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Academic Director, School for International Training, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Professor of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University
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Professor of Urban Policy and Director, Urban Futures Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University
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Professor of Planning, School of Built Environment, UNSW Sydney
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Honorary Associate Professor, ANU College of Science, Australian National University
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Part Time Instructor, Boston University
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Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director, Supply Chain Transportation and Logistics Center, University of Washington
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Senior Lecturer in Transport, Urban and Regional Planning, University of South Australia
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Associate Professor, Honorary Principal Fellow, Informal Urbanism Research Hub (InfUr-), University of Melbourne, The University of Melbourne
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Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child, University of Wollongong
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Honorary Associate Professor, School of Science, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Geography and Urbanization Science, Yale University
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Emeritus Professor of Urban & Regional Planning, University of Canberra
