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Parramatta study reveals ways to reduce city temperatures by 2°C
Fran Strachan | August 31, 2019Cooling strategies, such as increased greenery and shading and the installation of water features, can help mitigate urban heat.
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Addressing housing for older people
Wendy Stone | August 25, 2019Australia faces a massive challenge delivering suitable housing for an ageing population, but what do older Australians actually want from their housing. And what can be done to ensure future supply matches demand?
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Better buildings can help beat climate change
Open Forum | August 18, 2019Upgrading the walls, windows, roofs and insulation of our homes and buildings and using smart software to control heating, cooling, lighting, and ventilation could slash carbon emissions.
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Planning Darwin’s future as a “resilient city”
Paul Barnes | July 30, 2019Darwin’s development of its own resilience plan would strengthen the city’s importance as a viable, vibrant and secure state capital.
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A patchwork of City Deals or a national settlement strategy: what’s best for our growing cities?
Paul Burton | July 26, 2019The Commonwealth government has a long history of intervening in cities, from addressing housing shortages to funding urban infrastructure, but is a more formal national urban planning process required?
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Protecting Australia’s critical infrastructure
Rajiv Shah | July 4, 2019Critical infrastructure is an area where the cyber and physical worlds are converging. Compromise of digital systems affects our physical world too and so the authorities must safeguard both to protect Australia from malicious attacks.
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Affordable rental housing policy not delivering for low income earners
Open Forum | June 29, 2019A report by UNSW’s City Futures Research Centre finds planning policy is delivering micro-apartments for students and young professionals rather than affordable housing for low income families.
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Helping plan for hotter cities
Open Forum | June 15, 2019As Australian cities heat up, local governments and planning practices will increasingly have to address rising temperatures and urban heat island effects. A new tool, incorporating scientific models, case studies and broad guidelines, has been released to help.
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The global problem of thirsty cities
Erin O'Donnell | June 13, 2019500 million people already experience water shortages around the world but better governance and smart water management could lead to collaboration rather than competition and manage our dwindling supplies more efficiently.
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Floating cities – fact or fantasy?
Brydon Wang | June 11, 2019The concept of floating cities has long fascinated engineers and speculative authors, but will fantasy turn into reality to combat the ravages of sea level rises caused by climate change?
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How big data can help city residents
Sae Chi | June 5, 2019Analysing big data can tell us how a big city ticks and help individual citizens – as well as public planners and tech corporations – get the jobs, housing and services they need.
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Reshaping Sydney by design
Richard Hu | April 19, 2019Over the past two decades,, Sydney has quietly adopted a mandatory competitive design process for the projects that have transformed the city skyline.