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.
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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.
Master planning has served the entwining interests and ambitions of international as well as local actors in Africa.
The ‘exodus’ from capital cities amounts to 0.06% of their populations – similar to recent years – and people are still moving to the cities. What’s missing is growth driven by international migrants.
Australia lacks a coherent national approach to planning where settlement and growth happens. It’s time to take stock of our cities and regions and work together to improve outcomes across the nation.
The demands on land and resources from our fast-growing cities are unsustainable, as are the wastes they produce. Yet still our leaders act as if unlimited growth is possible.
Other countries are planning new cities using technological innovation to achieve more sustainable development. Such plans aren’t new for Australia, but existing city growth is the focus of attention.
Pacific island nations are often framed as remote atolls facing rising seas and cyclones. But their cities are growing fast, so are efforts to help the most climate-vulnerable people hitting the mark?
The focus on roads reflects the fact that this infrastructure program lags well behind the growth of our biggest cities, resulting in less-than-ideal transport patterns.
Population growth has pros and cons, and the Morrison government’s plan is less about a change in immigration numbers than about increasing the benefits and minimising the costs.
Capital city populations are growing twice as fast as the rest of Australia, because of the employment and business opportunities and lifestyle on offer to both new migrants and long-term residents.
City fringe foodbowls supply much of our fresh produce and can increase climate resilience by making better use of wastewater and organic waste. A new roadmap outlines how to protect these foodbowls.
The Canadian immigration model shows that giving states and territories a say in immigration policy can help take the pressure off major urban areas.
Urban growth has had much less impact on commuting distances and times than media reports would suggest. The explanations include jobs being widely dispersed and residents’ adaptable decision-making.
The largest cities in Australia and the US are both the richest and the most likely to push out low-income earners. Having cities of all sizes will increase people’s choices of where to live and work.
Australian cities are experiencing the third big wave of growth in their history. The response in the past was planning and investment in green infrastructure, and it’s time to do the same again.
Business-as-usual projections assume our four biggest cities must absorb three-quarters of Australia’s population growth over the next 30 years. Might new cities be a better way to deal with it?
Ruth and Maurie Crow were early advocates of the compact city. They also warned 50 years ago that a clear justice intent was needed to shape cities for their citizens rather than vested interests.
Australian cities have turned to some very costly solutions when water is scarce. But as the world’s second-highest users of water per person, more efficient use and recycling are key.
A new project documents who uses urban industrial lands slated for redevelopment. It reveals a vibrant but largely hidden sector at the interface between creative industries and small manufacturing.
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Emeritus Professor, School of Science, Griffith University
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Research professor, RMIT University
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Professor Sustainability and urban Policy, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University
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Professor and Demographer, Macquarie University
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Professor of Geography, University of Wollongong
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Professor of Social Economics, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Cultural Economy, University of South Australia
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Assistant Director (International) - Melbourne Centre for Cities, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Senior Fellow in Urban Geography and Planning, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Food Systems, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning & Design, Monash University
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Honorary Associate Professor in Planning, University of Queensland, University of Sydney
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Food Systems Research and Partnerships, The University of Melbourne
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Innovation Fellow and Senior Lecturer, School of Architecture, University of Technology Sydney
