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Neighbourhood planning with community engagement is now treated as a barrier to better cities. For disadvantaged neighbourhoods, this shift threatens to perpetuate inequities.
Community-engaged research was disrupted by COVID-19 restrictions, meaning researchers faced serious challenges when their results were most needed: during a public health crisis.
It is crucial to cultivate teachers who are socially aware and critical, especially in today’s unequal society
Being a Games Maker at the London Olympics meant a free ticket, good memories and a great line on your CV. But capitalising on all that good will for the community takes government investment.
Designing a memorial that helps the community grieve and heal is no easy task.
The unique challenges of the pandemic changed the way community organisations work. Organisations that worked in silos during other emergencies bundled their expertise and resources.
Findings that are effectively communicated can go a long way to serve the interests of the public. They can help to address social injustices or improve treatments offered to patients.
Showing up at school board meetings might not sound as exciting as marching in the streets. But it can be an effective way to change things at the local level.
Relocation from risky areas is the only safe response.
In the digital age, libraries got creative about how to translate services they’ve always offered into new formats. And they’ve transformed their spaces to have a variety of community uses.
Tech fixes to environmental problems are guaranteed to grab attention, but real change for the planet requires community organising.
A new study found that community-based wildlife conservation can quickly result in clear ecological success.
The Inuit town of Clyde River has won a long battle to stop Arctic seismic testing. The Supreme Court ruled the Inuit weren’t adequately consulted. What does that mean for future consultations?
Funding for research in Australia could soon depend on how much researchers engage with others who could benefit from and help out with the work.
Mentoring programs can be enormously valuable for students, both in terms of their academic performance and their professional development.
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.
There’s no ‘one size fits all’ approach. But a lot of little things – from colors to appliance noise – can make a big difference.
Many of us enter a new year reflecting on where we have been and our plans for the future. For some, this will mean acknowledging that a couple more kilos have crept on over the past year.
Evidence-based solutions to our systemic dilemmas won’t be conjured out of thin air. Universities, governments and businesses all have to work together.
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Professor of Complex Systems and Environmental Policy, Bournemouth University
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Professor of Management & Organizations; Professor of Environment & Sustainability; Professor of Sustainable Enterprise at the Ross School of Business and School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
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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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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning & Design, Monash University
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Educator, Researcher, Mentor, Kenya Methodist University
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Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Ph.D. Candidate in Urban Planning, University of California, Los Angeles
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Independent Researcher, Tampere University
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Executive Manager of Food for Health Alliance ; Senior Fellow, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Bournemouth University
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Professor of Advanced Technology Transitions, Arizona State University
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Professor in Urban Geography, Macquarie University
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Associate Dean of the College of Community and Public Affairs, and Professor of Public Administration, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Associate Professor, Sustainability and Urban Planning, RMIT University
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PhD researcher in sovereignty and rhetoric, Carleton University
