Anthony Albanese’s decade-long vision for Australia’s cities has been brought to life. But there are some gaps.
- Professor of Planning and Director of Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University
Successful programs overseas have been highly targeted, financially innovative and used planning systems and public land to provide essential workers with housing they can afford.
Financial institutions have a key role to play in funding green building construction and retrofits to cut energy use, running costs and emissions.
People love natural swimming spots, but it’s important to manage them well to protect both swimmers and the environment.
Ensuring a swimming site is safe is key to getting people using it. That means giving people timely information about water quality.
Nearly two-thirds of suburbs in one major part of Sydney have no food stores at all. And in those that do, unhealthy food outlets outnumber healthy ones by more than six to one.
Growing fresh produce on the outskirts of a city reduces food miles and increases food security. But the foodbowls next to our our big cities are fast losing their land to urban growth.
Councils are trying to balance competing priorities in urban development, with limited resources and stretched budgets.
The government of Ghana needs a more creative solution to the problem of advance rent payment
NSW is developing a comprehensive new planning policy with the goal of creating healthy places. A new study finds those people who work as placemakers want these goals embedded in laws and budgets.
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