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Category: Urbanism

Posted inNews from the Front Desk

On how to interpret the news and be on full alert

by The Fifth Estate - our view 17 December 202120 December 2021
Agricultural farm village countryside
Posted inPlanning & Design

A circular economy requires a new “agricultural revolution”

by Rose Mary Petrass 16 December 202116 December 2021
Posted inEnvironment

Greater Brisbane claims top place as Australia’s leafiest capital city

by Rose Mary Petrass 14 December 202114 December 2021
Construction workers wearing masks
Posted inPlanning

How your income and where you live increase your likelihood of getting COVID-19

by Dr Youqing Fan, Alan Morris and Awais Piracha 14 December 202114 December 2021
Posted inPlanning

­­­How Athens chief heat officer Eleni Myrivili is dealing with extreme heat, the “silent killer”

by Rose Mary Petrass 7 December 20217 December 2021
Posted inClimate Change

MOONSHOT 2030: don’t miss the pitchfest!

by The Fifth Estate 18 November 202118 November 2021
Posted inPlanning

Rob Stokes just made NSW Australia’s most progressive government

by Duncan Murray 18 November 202118 November 2021
Posted inInfrastructure & transport

Batteries on wheels: UQ launches international vehicle-to-grid study

by Duncan Murray 17 November 202118 November 2021
Posted inPlanning

Why are we not surprised? Australia last again, on EVs this time

by Jan Fisher 17 November 202125 November 2021
Posted inNews from the Front Desk

On playing COPs and robbers

by The Fifth Estate 11 November 202115 November 2021
Posted inClimate Change

COP26 Blog, 11 Nov: Aussies now last, Scotty feels the buzz, and windown, but not before some new missions & measures to measure more

by Damian Clarke 11 November 202111 November 2021
Posted inSpinifex

COP26: Why keeping 1.5 alive is critical for a reef ‘in danger’

by Ella Vallelonga, University of Adelaide 11 November 202115 November 2021
Posted inSpinifex

New Zealand rushes in on upzoning where Australia fears to tread

by Jago Dodson, RMIT University and Iain White, University of Waikato 11 November 202111 November 2021
Posted inInfrastructure & transport

75 per cent of EV charging will happen at home. Here’s how the government is planning for it

by Duncan Murray 10 November 202110 November 2021
Posted inClimate Change

COP26 Blog, 8 Nov: Australia fails … again, appliance energy ratings, credit derivatives market in first green steps

by Damian Clarke 10 November 202116 November 2021
Posted inClimate Change

COP26 Blog, 4 November: the COP26 Fringe, real action in buildings, finance and insurance and what Australia has and hasn’t signed up to

by Damian Clarke 4 November 20214 November 2021
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Posted inClimate Change

COP26 Blog, 2 November: the royals the lords the ladies and the people whose islands are sinking

by Damian Clarke 2 November 20212 November 2021
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Posted inClimate Change

COP26 Blog: Protests and speculation – with Aussies in the firing line too

by Damian Clarke 1 November 20212 November 2021
Posted inClimate Change

Yay, we got net zero – now what?

by Poppy Johnston 26 October 202126 October 2021
Posted inEnvironment

Nature wants its due and is looking to investors and capital

by Poppy Johnston 21 October 202121 October 2021
Posted inClimate Change

Dexus and Fortescue lead ASX with science-based, Scope 3 inclusive, net zero strategies

by Duncan Murray 19 October 202119 October 2021
Posted inEnergy

We have to talk about energy poverty

by Nicola Willand, Bhavna Middha, Ralph Horne and Nooshin Torabi 18 October 202118 October 2021
Posted inUrbanism

“We forgot how deadly they can be”: renowned urbanist Edward Glaeser on the rise of cities after Covid

by Duncan Murray 12 October 202112 October 2021
Posted inPlanning & Design

Melbourne overhauls urban design guide to stop “spreadsheets in the sky”

by Duncan Murray 6 October 20217 October 2021
Posted inInfrastructure & transport

Western Sydney airport tarmac wants to fly high on sustainability

by Duncan Murray 28 September 202128 September 2021
Posted inClimate Change

Educating Alan Tudge: Is critical thinking the missing link in Australia’s unsustainable education system?

by Stephen Dark 21 September 202121 September 2021
Posted inClimate Change

Hot property: Where to buy for the climate emergency

by Duncan Murray 15 September 202117 September 2021
Posted inPlanning

Planning for a network of circular economy villages

by Steven Liaros, PolisPlan 13 September 202115 September 2021
Posted inInfrastructure & transport

Infrastructure Australia clear on required reform, but the decision to act is up to government

by Duncan Murray 7 September 20218 September 2021
Neighbors sharing things and helping each other through open windows of house. Concept of good neighborhood, people's unity, mutual aid and support. Colored flat vector illustration isolated on white.
Posted inSpinifex

A farewell to boarding houses

by Julia Grove 7 September 20218 September 2021

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