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The council, developers, architects and the local community got together to set the principles of what they consider good design in this fast-growing region.
The current focus on number of homes built ignores other issues of social and environmental justice.
A new study forecasts that thousands of miles of new road construction will cut through tiger habitat across Asia by 2050. Planning can make these projects more tiger-friendly.
The virus has put life on hold for many around the world.
Most of the world's urban residents now live in suburban areas. A multi-year, multi-site project has conducted research internationally about these changing urban areas.
We need to change council planning rules that prevent community members from having a say on proposed development in their local area.
The UK government has been trying to hand planning power over to local people for 50 years – but research reveals it has fallen far short of its goals.
Smart cities are more likely to be defined by quieter upgrades to existing infrastructure and new partnerships that better represent residents.
The Star Trek formula for sustainable urban innovation: collaborate, share, use technology for the greater good and invest in people.
Planning innovations around the world offer inspiration, but ultimately the innovations needed to make Australia's sprawling cities more sustainable must be shaped by local conditions.
Ahead of two state elections, the Grattan Institute Orange Book examines the state of each state and how each can do things better. The good news is that if each copied the best in each field they would do very well indeed.
Managing flood risk is not just 'good planning'; it requires commitment to resilient cities by land developers, politicians and communities. Effective response means learning from mistakes.
Local planning rules have prevailed in a long-running dispute over a proposed Gold Coast quarry that threatened the amenity of nearby residents and koalas.
Australia has no policy designating English as the official language, but an explicit 'English first' policy for shop signs would treat speakers of every other language as second-class citizens.
The connections between city planning and health are many and varied, but getting health objectives integrated into all aspects of planning in New South Wales has been a long struggle.
Inclusionary planning schemes can reduce land costs and ensure that affordable homes are well located near jobs and services.
Changes under Queensland's recently instituted Planning Act give councils much more leeway in their decision-making, which makes it harder for appeals against decisions to succeed.
Vancouver may be one of the most beautiful cities in the world, but the president of Emily Carr University says the city could benefit from the discipline of design.
Autonomous vehicles have many benefits, but they may be bad news for nature conservation.
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Senior Lecturer, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer, Griffith Law School, Griffith University
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Adjunct Associate Professor, South Western Sydney Local Health District
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Professor of Human Geography and Planning, University of Tasmania
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Intern at the Centre for Climate and Resilience Research (CR2), Santiago, Chile; Research Assistant, Centre for Resources Energy and Environmental Law, University of Melbourne
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Research Fellow, Urban and Regional Planning, University of Sydney
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Patrick Harris is a Friend of The Conversation.
Senior Research Fellow, (Acting) Deputy Director, CHETRE, UNSW, UNSW
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Professor of Environmental Geography, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Professor, University of Melbourne
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Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Sydney
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Lecturer, University of Melbourne
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John Daley is a Friend of The Conversation.
Chief Executive Officer, Grattan Institute
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Associate Professor in Environmental and Planning Regulation and Policy, The University of Queensland
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Research assistant, Monash University
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Lee Godden is a Friend of The Conversation.
Director, Centre for Resources, Energy and Environmental Law, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne
