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Everyone has experienced it. Striding along in a purposeful hurry, your progress is thwarted by a slow-moving pedestrian, dawdling along the pavement. Perhaps they’re talking into their mobile phone, looking…
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Conflicting evidence means it’s tough to tell whether trees helping to clear the air, or if green is not as good as we thought.
Soaring capital city rents have left 42% of households still in ‘housing stress’ despite getting Commonwealth Rent Assistance.
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It is now possible to imagine Australia having a national affordable housing strategy, backed by funding, by the end of 2016.
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The influence of British immigrants to the United States shows us that migrants have long been city-makers.
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Migrants can be a huge boon to cities – but planning to support them is crucial.
On the rebound: a number of cities, including Chicago, are becoming magnets for a growing number of professionals.
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After a period of decline, cities around the world are revitalizing but it’s coming at a cost: an increasingly tight affordable housing squeeze.
Los Angeles looks abroad.
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Unlike CEOs, mayors are enthusiastic imitators and intimate allies, rather than fierce competitors. On World Cities Day, how US mayors are looking abroad for inspiration to solve problems
Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village border the FDR Drive in Lower Manhattan.
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Sure, a chunk of Stuyvesant Town’s units will remain affordable for 20 years. But what happens after that?
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Among unfamiliar languages, cultures, cuisines, jobs and neighbourhoods, what does it take for migrants to establish a sense of home?
Cities are places of integration, intense population pressures, migration flows, cultural interactions and variations in socio-economic positioning and values. But what makes them liveable?
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October 27, 2015
Merridee L. Bailey , University of Adelaide ; Amy Milka , University of Adelaide ; Craig Lyons , University of Sydney ; David Lemmings , University of Adelaide ; Gordon Raeburn , The University of Melbourne ; Katie Barclay , University of Adelaide ; Roger Patulny , University of Wollongong , and Thomas Bristow , The University of Melbourne
A liveable city has become the highest form of praise we can give to a city space. But we need to discuss what that means and who gets to participate in the process of governing and shaping a city.
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We can live comfortably and sustainably in hot places – but we’ll have to ditch the glassy skyscrapers.
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Temperatures are set to rocket throughout the 21st century, but design lessons from history could help the gulf states stay cool.
New season asparagus from farmland on Melbourne’s city fringe.
Matthew Carey
Melbourne’s farms currently supply over 40% of the city’s food. But a growing population and urban sprawl mean by 2050 they’ll supply half as much.
A social housing development in Parramatta, Sydney, that was initially opposed by local residents.
Edgar Liu
Ignoring residents’ concerns about boarding houses and failing to allay their fears helps nobody – least of all those in dire need of affordable housing options.
Roberto Taddeo
By simulating cities from the “bottom-up”, scientists can help us plan for the future.
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The way we get around has been revolutionised over the past half a century. But old habits die hard.
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The growth of megacities and the mental health challenges this presents requires a new way of thinking.
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The arrival of the super-rich has triggered a ‘trickle down’ effect – and not in a good way.
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These maps can tell us much more than the location of England’s most and least deprived areas.
Annabel Bligh
We do need new homes - but Cameron’s plan could have unintended consequences.