Vienna’s experience provides a useful point of reference for reflecting on how social housing delivery might be accelerated in South Africa.
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If we want cities where all children can thrive, we need to create conditions where play is part of daily life, not something that must be scheduled or purchased.
As the baby boomer generation ages, cities must rethink the accessibility of public spaces. Comfort, legibility and geometric clarity are the essential elements of an inclusive city.
City transformation is increasingly being shaped by a complex interaction between the past and the future.
Rising housing costs are driving young adults back home – and reshaping careers, relationships and the economy.
Swimming in the Seine River is often framed as a novelty of the 2024 Paris Olympics, but it revives an old tradition amid climate change.
Johannesburg’s inner city has seen a surge in creative hub development, driven by artists with an entrepreneurial spirit.
Accra’s flood resilience is very low.
They’re not what many of us imagine when we think of schools, but building them vertically could make our cities better for everyone.
Healthy planning debates shape our cities for the better and should not exclude anyone based on crude characterisations of their motives.
Anti-camping laws are the centerpiece of the ‘hostile design’ strategies cities use to push the unhoused out of public spaces.
Anti-camping laws are the centerpiece of the ‘hostile design’ strategies cities use to push the unhoused out of public spaces.
Walking is a common way of getting around in most African cities
The Canadian federal government is pursuing the idea of “smart cities,” but in the wrong way.
Tall. Straight. Abundant flowers. And a stunning trunk. What’s not to like about the spotted gum?
Despite adopting the goal of creating medium-density neighbourhoods to end urban sprawl, our cities have struggled to achieve it. Confused debates about ‘good density’ are part of the problem.
An analysis by scholars at the University of California, Davis showed that just a small number of cities in California actively consider racism when developing their plans.
Who the taxi strike affected, where and how shows the violent reality of the city’s spatial injustice.
A project to upgrade a high school playing field led to a book on how to inspire more young people to pursue careers as urban planners.
The centralisation of planning power is exactly what Sydney doesn’t need. While not perfect, the commission broke the mould of top-down, siloed planning and broadened the focus across the whole city.
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Professor of Human Geography and Planning, University of Tasmania
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Senior Lecturer in Urban and Environmental Planning, Griffith University
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Professor of International Planning, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Professor of Planning, School of Built Environment, UNSW
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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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