Paris is three decibels quieter than it was 10 years ago, thanks to an effective noise pollution campaign. But traffic noise still forces birds to sing at a higher pitch.
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Canada helped build local government capacity in Ukraine before the war. The Council of Europe’s Congress has now called on the world to do so again. Canada should answer the call.
Young people in Bo City, Sierra Leone became youth climate leaders after turning a low-cost Climate Science Hub into a space for science-informed action.
City transformation is increasingly being shaped by a complex interaction between the past and the future.
Cities breed smart wildlife because it takes savvy to survive there.
The sound of the PB/5 pedestrian crossing button shapes our cities. It is now part of the National Film Sound Archive of Australia’s 2026 Sounds of Australia.
After decades of sprawling suburbs, various cities are embarking on densification projects that emphasize proximity, diversity, and neighborhood services.
What began as a tool to identify threats to national security is becoming a surveillance infrastructure that can be used to track everyone.
Every city is different but they can learn from each other.
Base pay rose as intended, but the drivers’ total compensation, including tips, didn’t increase.
The purportedly unique and local feel of coffee shops has instead been homogenized into a singular, palatable aesthetic.
Providing street lighting will need a new approach to infrastructure development.
Cities aren’t just places where multiple crises may collide. They’re also places where people develop ways to navigate them.
Partisan debates are less heated at the local level, providing lessons that might help calm the waters nationally.
Climate change isn’t rewriting the laws of structural engineering, but it is rapidly eating away at our margins of safety.
Various proposals have attempted to envision Gaza’s future, but most are detached from reality and sideline Palestinian voices.
Cities swelter in heatwaves - they heat up faster and stay hotter. But Australia has few strategies to cool them. Here’s how we could shift from laggard to leader.
Like living beyond your financial means, using more water than nature can replenish can have catastrophic results.
Fostering a sense of pride in local communities increases citizen participation, including, at a bare minimum, voting in municipal elections.
Across the world, urbanization affects how food is grown, distributed and consumed, and cities are primary drivers changing food systems.
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John Rennie Short is a Friend of The Conversation.Professor Emeritus of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Head of Urbanism and Associate Professor of Urban Studies, School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney
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Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University
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Professor of Human Geography and Planning, University of Tasmania
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Professor of Urban Policy and Director, Urban Futures Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in Urban and Environmental Planning, Griffith University
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Transport and Cities Program Director, Grattan Institute
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Associate Professor in Urban Planning, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor of Urban Planning, The University of Melbourne
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Housing Policy Researcher, Expert Advisor, Housing Assessment Resource Tools and Adjunct Professor, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Emeritus Professor, Urban Planning and Policy, University of Sydney
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Research associate at African Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town
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Emeritus Professor of Housing, UNSW