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Image: Elizabeth Leane

Custodians of Antarctica: how 5 gateway cities are embracing the icy continent

Juan Francisco Salazar, Western Sydney University; Elizabeth Leane, University of Tasmania; Katie Marx, University of Tasmania; Liam Magee, Western Sydney University; Marina Khan, Western Sydney University, and Paul James, Western Sydney University

‘Antarctic cities’ residents care deeply about the continent, with environmental concerns outweighing economic priorities. Asked about its future, they feel a mix of hope, pessimism and sadness.
Cities like Dhaka are internally diverse, even contradictory. Such variation extends to the types of economic activity that take place in them. Reuters/Andrew Biraj

Design in the ‘hybrid city’: DIY meets platform urbanism in Dhaka’s informal settlements

Teresa Swist, Western Sydney University; David Sweeting, Western Sydney University, and Liam Magee, Western Sydney University

As cities trumpet their liveability, creativity and greenness, many informal settlement activities are often relegated to the shadows.
Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, is one of the fastest-growing cities in the world despite its ranking as one of the ‘least liveable’. mariusz kluzniak/flickr

Signals from the noise of urban innovation in the world’s ‘second‑least‑liveable’ city

Teresa Swist, Western Sydney University; David Sweeting, Western Sydney University, and Liam Magee, Western Sydney University

Bringing significant benefits to an emergent middle class, Dhaka’s cultural, economic, environmental and political landscapes are being rapidly but unevenly transformed.

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