Eleanor Robson – The Conversation

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November 30, 2022

Coastal property prices and climate risks are both soaring. We must pull our heads out of the sand

Tayanah O'Donnell, Australian National University and Eleanor Robson, Western Sydney University

Booming prices for coastal properties are a mark of our reluctance to reckon with the climate change that is already upon us. We must start to properly account for and act on climate risk.

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May 13, 2021

Getting ready for climate change is about people, not spreadsheets. Let’s use our imaginations

Tayanah O'Donnell, Australian National University; David Schlosberg, University of Sydney; Eleanor Robson, and Juan Francisco Salazar, Western Sydney University

Australia can take great strides forward in climate policy and action. A reactionary, incremental approach to adaptation will fall short. Now is the time to think big.

Urban greening is just one aspect of the transformation required to ensure our future cities are sustainable, liveable places. Matt Leane/Shutterstock

August 8, 2019

If we want liveable cities in 2060 we’ll have to work together to transform urban systems

Tayanah O'Donnell, Australian National University; Bob Webb, Australian National University; Chris Ryan, The University of Melbourne; Eleanor Robson; Jago Dodson, RMIT University, and Kate Auty, The University of Melbourne

Future Earth Australia is working to create a long-term national plan of transformation for our cities. As part of this, everyone in Australia is invited to have their say in a survey.

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