It’s the simple, everyday encounters and experiences – a friendly wave, a helping hand – that refugees say makes them feel part of the Australian community.
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The change in our behaviour in response to COVID-19 has created an opportunity to build on this moment and transform our local neighbourhoods into vibrant mixed-use centres of activity.
A friendly wave from a neighbour is one of life’s incidental but invaluable interactions. Porches, balconies, front yards and footpaths have proven their importance as cogs of neighbourhood life.
Targeted health campaigns can actually leave local people with a greater sense of shame – without helping them kick unhealthy habits.
It’s easy to scorn the gentrifying hipster stereotype, but many inner-city neighbourhoods benefit from the distinctive mix of businesses and activities they pursue. So why should the suburbs miss out?
Planning matters. The 2005 riots in France started in badly designed housing projects, while innovative planning helped Medellín, Colombia, shed its reputation as the most violent city in the world.
Third places are shared spaces where people can informally socialise. As a potential antidote to the modern scourge of loneliness, it’s worth asking what makes the best of these places tick.
As ‘Heart Month’ kicks off across North America, a cardiovascular researcher explains how the neighbourhood you live in can affect your risks of heart disease.
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Professor of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
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Associate Professor in Development Planning, The University of Queensland
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Research fellow, Griffith University
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Assistant Professor of Planning and Urban Planning, Université Gustave Eiffel
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Senior Research Fellow in Health and Medecine, Lancaster University
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Senior Lecturer in Urban and Environmental Planning, Griffith University
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Senior Lecturer in Planning, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Sociology, The University of Queensland
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PhD Candidate, Centre for Urban Research RMIT, RMIT University
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University
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Practitioner in Residence, The Henry Halloran Trust, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Institute for Culture and Society & School of Humanities and Communication Arts, Western Sydney University
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PhD Candidate and Sessional Tutor, The University of Melbourne