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Local authority planners have to make sense of thousands of comments in response to proposals – so we created a tool to help them.
Low-income households are attracted to more affordable housing in areas at higher risk of floods and other extreme events. But many then find they cannot afford soaring insurance premiums.
The ecological transition can sometimes work to the detriment of marginalized communities. Any approach to climate action must take issues of equity and justice into account.
Urban farms can work in developing countries if farmers and architects are aware of conditions that favour food production in built spaces.
Cities are starting to restore natural systems such as waterways, wetlands and bushland. But restoration on the scale these systems need to function properly calls for a rethink of urban planning.
Local councils are on the front line in a planning system that lacks an up-to-date planning framework to properly assess flood risks and prepare responses.
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.
We can’t let communities face climate change alone. We must get better at adapting to the new climate, and do it before disasters not during.
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Senior lecturer in Sustainable and Climate Responsive Architecture, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Climate Design & Sustainability, Delft University of Technology
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Associate Professor in Climate Adaptation, Griffith University
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Consultant, Advisory Services Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney
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PhD Student, Doerr School of Sustainability, Stanford University
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning and Design, Monash University
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PhD Candidate in Planning, Bond University
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Director, ANU Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions, Australian National University
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Professor of Regenerative Futures, University of Pretoria
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Associate Professor of Urban Planning, Bond University
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Professor of Urban Planning, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Planning and Director of Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University
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Practice Professor of Architecture, Monash University
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Professeure en aménagement du territoire, Université Laval
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Assistant Professor, environmental studies, Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto