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Category: Urbanism

Posted inHousing

Heritage, development, YIMBYs and NIMBYs

by Anne Warr, Anne Warr Heritage Consulting 30 November 202330 November 2023
Posted inHousing

Does this stack up? A couple more storeys to fix housing. Nero thinks so

by Tim Sneesby 30 November 20231 December 2023
Posted inAwards

NSW and Queensland planning awards zero in on community and collaboration

by Staff writers 29 November 202330 November 2023
Posted inSpinifex

Why we need to make our cities more loveable and maybe quirky

by Adrian Lai, Meta Architecture 28 November 202328 November 2023
Posted inInfrastructure & transport

Nobody called this a bus after taking a ride! The trackless tram experience and what they said

by Peter Newman, Curtin University 28 November 202330 November 2023
Posted inUrbanism

Embodied carbon – the elephant in the urban growth room

by David Ness, University of South Australia and Ke Xing, University of South Australia 28 November 202328 November 2023
Posted inPlanning

Decarbonising transport for our health

by Avita Streatfield | University of Melbourne, Clare Walter, Rebecca Patrick and Mark Stevenson 21 November 202323 November 2023
Posted inUrbanism

Efficiencies alone won’t provide water security

by Tina Perinotto 17 November 202321 November 2023
Posted inUrbanism

There’s a drought coming – are we ready?

by Jen Walker 16 November 202317 November 2023
Posted inUrbanism

City Portrait project shows just how ‘liveable’ Melbourne could be

by Staff writers 16 November 202320 November 2023
Posted inUrbanism

Why property owners need to be as serious about water as they are about energy

by Tina Perinotto 16 November 202317 November 2023
Posted in360info

Tapping into water solutions to close development gap

by Tony Wong, Monash University 16 November 202316 November 2023
Posted in360info

What is COP and why should I care?

by Susie Ho, Monash Innovation Guarantee, Gerry Nagtzaam, Sali Bache, Climateworks and Peter Graham, Monash University 14 November 202314 November 2023
Posted inClimate Change

As potholes and storm damage gets bigger so does the burden on local council

by Bevin Liu 14 November 202314 November 2023
Posted inClimate Change

AHURI rips into federal government inaction on helping cities adapt to climate change

by Bevin Liu 9 November 20239 November 2023
Posted inUrbanism

Electric vehicles are our future, but we need more infrastructure, and EVs are complex

by Bevin Liu 7 November 20237 November 2023
Posted inClimate Change

‘We’re sorry’ – and we promise to do better insurers, say as they try to attract customers back to the fold

by Tina Perinotto and Bevin Liu 31 October 20232 November 2023
Posted inClimate Change

Earth’s vital signs show we are in ‘uncharted territory’

by The Fifth Estate 27 October 202327 October 2023
Posted inConsumers

Here’s an app to help you prepare your house for the bushfire season

by Bevin Liu 24 October 202324 October 2023
Posted inClimate Change

Building resilience against Sydney’s climate disasters

by Bevin Liu 19 October 202319 October 2023
Posted inSpinifex

Word from the Melbourne YIMBYs – the missing middle imperative

by Jonathan O’Brien, YIMBY Melbourne 17 October 202318 October 2023
Posted inUrbanism

Brad Pettitt on making Perth climate positive  

by Bevin Liu 5 October 20235 October 2023
Posted inSpinifex

The search for more land can be a lot more creative than trawling government property registers

by Mike Brown 25 September 202326 September 2023
Posted inUrbanism

Marco Te Brömmelstroet on the cycling revolution we need to have

by Bevin Liu 21 September 202322 September 2023
Posted inThe Conversation

Worried about heat and fire this summer? Here’s how to prepare

by Celeste Young, Victoria University, Nima Izadyar, Victoria University and Roger Jones, Victoria University 19 September 202319 September 2023
Posted inSpinifex

What’s in a view? Why sightlines in leading cities are so important

by Martin Crabb, Don't Block the Rocks 14 September 202314 September 2023
Posted inInfrastructure & transport

Making the switch with carbon credits

by Bevin Liu 14 September 202314 September 2023
Guy on Penny Farthing, two people on a convertible looking at him in Austria
Posted inInfrastructure & transport

Australians need to ‘get on their bikes’ – so how are our biggest cities going?

by Bevin Liu 12 September 202312 September 2023
Posted inSpinifex

Driving demand for recycled roads

by Suzanne Toumbourou, Australian Council of Recycling 12 September 202313 September 2023
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Posted inThe Conversation

Fewer of us are cycling – here’s how we can reverse the decline

by Matthew Mclaughlin, The University of Western Australia and Peter McCue, UNSW Sydney 4 September 20237 September 2023

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