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It took just one man and a truck to kill dozens of people in Nice. We could still do more to make public spaces safe.
In Australia, a small but growing cadre of residents is experimenting with hacktivism in planning. Giving a voice to real people living in everyday places can help ensure planning meets public needs.
The latest Pokémon GO craze is transforming some public and private spaces as people interact with the game via their smartphone. In some cases, this might unwelcome, even problematic.
From music festivals to motor racing –commercial events are taking over public parks. Here’s what can be done.
Many praise the internet as a democratizing force. But with online spaces replacing physical public squares as places for debate, what do we risk losing?
Open public spaces are good for mind and body – we shouldn’t have to pay to use them.
Parks are found in most neighbourhoods, generally free to use and are enjoyed by diverse groups. Although most visitors don’t use parks for physical activity, modest improvements can change that.
Dogs are important users of urban parks, but these are clearly designed for the use of people – except for a few out-of-the-way dog parks. Is that fair to dogs that have no say about living among us?
It is no surprise that libraries are coping with a large number of patrons who are homeless or have mental illnesses. Public libraries are, after all, designed to be welcoming spaces for all.
Global cities must guarantee women safe access to public space. But in cities like New Delhi, this access is conditional and bound by moral discourse.
Criticism of Ohad Meromi’s ‘Sunbather’ has been swift and scathing. What does it say about our willingness to engage with art?
In Brisbane, at one of the city’s main intersections, a local photographer gets into position to take snaps of the city’s passing parade. In photographing people who make their way along city streets…
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Senior Lecturer in Industrial Design, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor in Law, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor of Urban Geography and Research Lead, Sydney Policy Lab, University of Sydney
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PhD Candidate and Sessional Tutor, The University of Melbourne
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Director, XYX Lab, and Associate Professor, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, Monash University
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Associate Professor in Urban Health and Environment; NHMRC Career Development Fellow, UNSW Sydney
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Reader in Tourism and Events, University of Westminster
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Associate Professor, School of Architecture and Urban Design, RMIT University
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Professor of Planning and Associate Director, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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Lecturer in Landscape Architecture, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Architecture and Urban Design, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Cities and Planetary Health, ARC Future Fellow in nature-based solutions for loneliness, University of Sydney
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Lecturer, Australian Urban Design Research Centre, The University of Western Australia
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Urban Designer and Sessional Lecturer, La Trobe University
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Professor of International Planning, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
