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.
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Most local councils, developers and nonprofit providers want mandatory affordable housing requirements applied to all development. The current system of voluntary negotiations just isn't working well.
Digital communications could be a force for greater local democracy in urban planning and development, but many councils use the technologies in ways that mirror traditional consultation.
The change in our behaviour in response to COVID-19 has created an opportunity to build on this moment and transform our local neighbourhoods into vibrant mixed-use centres of activity.
How many of us have recently wished we could partition parts of our home, even to have a small second house? Being able to do this on existing blocks would help meet the many needs of families today.
Distancing rules will make life very difficult for smaller bars, cafes and restaurants. Our streets can be modified quickly to help save an important part of the life of cities and their economies.
Long before a fire season that destroyed 3,500 homes, more than 100,000 Australians were homeless. If only we showed the same urgency and innovation in housing them as we did for bushfire victims.
China’s strategy to contain the coronavirus just might work because of the way cities and infrastructure have been developed.
When primary school children in a disadvantaged part of Sydney were asked to map what they valued in the area, their choices were revealing and sometimes surprising.
We just need shops, cafes and other services within easy reach to get us walking extra minutes in our busy days.
It doesn't take much to start making it easier for people with a disability to get around a city.
The foundations of orderliness for any city are planning and management. Lagos had this in place in the early days.
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.
Planners understand the key elements of urban communities that will improve residents' health and well-being. They also need to be able to convince others to create such communities.
Rezoning to mixed-use residential development drove small manufacturers and creative producers out of the inner city. The result is less diversity of land uses, jobs and services where we most want it.
The Addison Act of 1919 introduced admirable housing standards, but in the century since the industry has put a sqeeze on space and quality.
The seemingly ad hoc collection of nine City Deals announced so far falls short of a national settlement strategy that finally gets to grips with where our growing population might live and live well.
Australia has well established urban design guidelines, whereas many Chinese cities don't have any – and it shows. But Australia can also learn from China.
Faced with local planning changes like infill development people often fear they could lose the neighbourhood they love. But serious games are proving effective in giving locals a say in their future.
Good urban design and walkability boost local economic activity by increasing public activity, but cities need to pay more attention to the effects of microclimates on streets and public spaces.
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Professor of Human Geography and Planning, University of Tasmania
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Senior Lecturer in Urban and Environmental Planning, Griffith University
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Research Fellow, Urban and Regional Planning, University of Sydney
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PhD Candidate and Sessional Tutor, University of Melbourne
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Paul Burton is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Urban Management & Planning and Director, Cities Research Institute, Griffith University
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School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Planning, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Canberra Business School & Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, University of Canberra
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Director, UOW Global Challenges Program & Professor of Human Geography, University of Wollongong
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Senior Lecturer in Sociology, James Cook University
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Professor of Cultural Economy, University of South Australia
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Professor, School of the Built Environment, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Honorary Associate Professor in Planning, University of Queensland and, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, James Cook University
