Meet the new seachangers: now it's younger Australians moving out of the big...
Many younger seachangers are moving to less populated places like Carlton Beach, Tasmania.Author's Photo, Author providedNo longer pegged as one of the retirement villages of Australia, recent...
View ArticleReimagining Sydney with 3 CBDs: how far off is a Parramatta CBD?
Parramatta has been designated as the central CBD of three future city centres in the Greater Sydney region.haireena/ShutterstockOne of the biggest strategic planning challenges of our time in...
View ArticleReimagining Sydney: this is what needs to be done to make a Central City CBD...
Figure 1. Central City location map.Image: Jamie van Geldermalsen, Mile Ilija Barbaric, Rao Umair Afzaal, Kun Fan, Author providedIn my article yesterday showing how far Greater Parramatta is from...
View ArticleTurning 'big brother' surveillance into a helping hand to the homeless
Cairns has an extensive CCTV network, which as well as keeping homeless people under surveillance is sometimes used to help them.Andreina Schoeberlein/Flickr, CC BY-NCSurveillance evokes fear of a “big...
View ArticleRequiem or renewal? This is how a tropical city like Darwin can regain its cool
A vine shade structure being installed in Cavenagh Street will help cool the hottest street in Darwin city centre.Author providedOn my way to work, I walk across the intersection of Knuckey and Wood...
View ArticleWorking out what makes a good community where young children can thrive
The international research is clear. Stimulating and positive environments early in life provide optimal foundations for children’s ongoing development into adulthood. This in turn makes a difference...
View ArticleHere's how to design cities where people and nature can both flourish
An impression of biodiversity sensitive urban design (BSUD) developed by the authors in collaboration with Mauro Baracco, Jonathan Ware and Catherine Horwill of RMIT's School of Architecture and...
View ArticleImagining your own SeaChange – how media inspire our great escapes
Many Australians dream about moving to the country, escaping the city for good.We might have grown up watching television shows such as All Creatures Great and Small. More recently, we might have tuned...
View ArticleCrowd-mapping gender equality – a powerful tool for shaping a better city...
Ensuring both men and women have access to baby changing facilities is one of many issues that gender equality mapping can help tackle.Pixabay, CC BYInequity in cities has a long history. The...
View ArticleAustralia's dangerous fantasy: diverting population growth to the regions
This week we’re exploring the state of nine different policy areas across Australia’s states, as detailed in Grattan Institute’s State Orange Book 2018. Read the other articles in the series here.A...
View ArticleInfrastructure splurge ignores smarter ways to keep growing cities moving
This week we’re exploring the state of nine different policy areas across Australia’s states, as detailed in Grattan Institute’s State Orange Book 2018. Read the other articles in the series here.It’s...
View ArticleTo make housing more affordable this is what state governments need to do
This week we’re exploring the state of nine different policy areas across Australia’s states, as detailed in Grattan Institute’s State Orange Book 2018. Read the other articles in the series here.House...
View ArticleIdeas of home and ownership in Australia might explain the neglect of...
People should be able to feel at home regardless of whether they own the place they live in.Halfpoint/ShutterstockIn Australia, when we think of home, we think of ownership. This normalisation of home...
View ArticleMaking developments green doesn’t help with inequality
Around the world, new developments are increasingly framed as sustainable to both policymakers and prospective buyers. They are seen as a “win-win” for the environment and the economy. However, recent...
View ArticleHow Australian cities are adapting to the Asian Century
More than 25% of Hurstville residents were born in China, but the Sydney suburb is the exception to the rule.Philip Terry Graham/Flickr, CC BYThis is the first article in our series, Australian Cities...
View ArticleWhere are Chinese migrants choosing to settle in Australia? Look to the suburbs
They're a long way from the traditional inner-city 'Chinatowns', but the suburbs are where you'll find 21st-century China-born migrants settling.Jandrie Lombard/ShutterstockThis is the second article...
View ArticleChinese migrants follow and add to Australian city dwellers' giant ecological...
Conspicuous consumption is one of the main ways that China-born migrants come to mirror Australian society.Nils Versemann/ShutterstockThis is the third article in our series, Australian Cities in the...
View ArticleWho wins and who loses when platforms like Airbnb disrupt housing? And how do...
Short-term letting platforms like Airbnb are changing property owners’ and investors’ views and behaviour in the Sydney and Melbourne rental markets. These changes are directly affecting housing...
View ArticleSpeaking with: Chris Ho and Edgar Liu about diversity and high density in our...
We can make conscious decisions about how we live together in closer proximity that allow for both cultural diversity and a shared sense of community. Ján Jakub Naništa/UnsplashThis is a podcast...
View ArticleSmart mobility alone is no substitute for strong policy leadership
Most transport resources are being used inefficiently. The Canberra Transport Photo shows the road space required to move 69 people using public transport, bicycles and private motor vehicles.Cycling...
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