Turning a disused Victorian railway bridge into an elevated walkway and garden has the potential to rejuvenate a forgotten part of the city.
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Hosting the Games has seem Birmingham dotted with new infrastructure and amenities. But the city’s pioneering transformation began over a 100 years ago.
Seen from above, parts of our cities now have very little green space, and we’re losing the green corridors that enable wildlife to move between the remaining urban habitats.
My research shows how urban design can make it harder for women in some countries to make sustainable choices.
Governments have known about the flood risks in the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley for more than two centuries. All have failed to protect the community.
Urban economics experts are creating simulated cities to forecast the effect that permanent telecommuting could have on city centers and housing.
As history shows, many natural and human factors determine how water will behave during a flood.
Residents across the world have seen how the pandemic has ushered in changes – shall and big – to the way their cities look and function.
Global floods in 2021 showed the danger of poor emergency preparedness - and the importance of planning ahead.
Ethnic food is cheap, and it appeals to adventurous eaters. Real estate agents and investors have caught on.
In 1989, Newcastle was hit by Australia’s deadliest earthquake, but high-rise development in the city’s CBD has continued nonetheless. Australia needs a consistent planning code for earthquake risk.
Nairobi harbours all the ingredients for zoonotic spillover to occur between animals and people, particularly in the most densely populated areas of the city.
African city planners need to promote inclusive cities where residents are not captive walkers but walk because it is accessible, safe and pleasurable to do so.
In Athens, Colombo and London, Chinese investment is transforming urban space.
Brisbane City wants to preserve backyards, but they account for much of the open space lost to development under policies that also aim to increase housing density in existing urban areas.
People who now cannot afford to live in city centres due to rent hikes, as well as new immigrants, have been moving to the suburbs.
The federal government has ordered a national koala audit, but the animals are notoriously difficult to detect. But accurately counting koalas is critical to saving them.
Some calls to resolve racial inequities in the US have raised an idea with roots more than a century old: community land trusts to assemble property for the benefit of Black Americans.
We might have had a glimpse of new ways of urban living, but history offers a note of caution. Lasting change depends on us applying technology and taking deliberate action to seize this opportunity.
A high-speed rail network in Australia would create many benefits by reshaping cities and regional communities along its route.
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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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Macquarie University Research Fellow, School of Social Sciences, Macquarie University
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Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University
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Professor of Architecture and Urban Design, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Urban Infrastructure and Policy, UCL
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Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Arizona
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Professor of Urban Resilience and Pro Vice-Chancellor, University of Bristol
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PhD Candidate, School of Social Sciences, University of Tasmania, and Senior Research Consultant, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Engaged Research Fellow, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Geography, University of Wollongong
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Senior Lecturer in Urbanism, University of Sydney
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Emeritus Professor, University of Sydney
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Director, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Environmental Management, The University of Queensland
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Interim Director, Urban Futures Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University
