COVID-19 is challenging many conventions within urban development across the globe. While the pandemic is seeing Australians adopt unprecedented social distancing...
EXPERT OBSERVER Australia’s urban areas contain disproportionately more threatened species than non-urban areas. In fact, recent research shows that 30 percent of...
GUEST OBSERVATION When we think about public spaces, we often imagine large open areas such as squares and parks. The humble footpath is overlooked, although it is an...
EXPERT OBSERVATION The announcement by the City of Sydney Council of new rules to support the night-time economy is good news for the many people living in urban...
GUEST OBSERVATION Since the pioneering work of architecture professor Roger Ulrich, who found that patients with a view of a natural scene recovered more quickly from...
GUEST OBSERVATION Loneliness is a hidden but serious problem in cities worldwide. Urban loneliness is connected to population mobility, declining community participation...
GUEST OBSERVER Australian urban design has historically focused on providing and improving access to public green spaces. As cities increase in density, this is a...
GUEST OBSERVER Two cities on opposing continents, Santiago and Cape Town, have been brought to their knees by events at opposing ends of the climate spectrum: flood and...
GUEST OBSERVER Green and public spaces must be safe, inclusive and accessible for all. In Australia, however, most young women do not feel safe in public spaces,...
GUEST OBSERVER Two social trends that pose imminent challenges – and require policy responses – to sustainable futures in our cities are the rise of single-person...