14 cities around the world that are better for pedestrians than people with cars
Australian cities can learn from pedestrianisation in other places around the world.
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Bruce Echberg
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Bruce Echberg is Director of Urban Initiatives Pty Ltd, a founding member of Urban Design Forum Inc, a major contributor to UDF initiatives over the past 25 years, and co-author of ‘Urban Voices’.
Cities: Back to Ground Zero?
Cities: Back to Ground Zero Daniel Bennett This article was first published on the industry news site, Sourceable, on 25 June 2019. The federal election has been and gone and the…
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WHAT’S UP WITH THAT: BUILDING BIGGER ROADS ACTUALLY MAKES TRAFFIC WORSE
an international view of road building aimed at reduced congestion.
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Can parks help cities fight crime?
Contact with nature reduces stress and aggression, one reason scholars say urban green space may reduce violence.
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beginning..middle..end..beginning
Different cultures have various sayings that help us understand what life is about. They are usually short, pithy, and wise. (They are not to be confused with the three-word slogan…
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The next 25 years
It is instructive to reflect, with some focus, on the changes that have occurred in our cities and regions over the past 25 years. Because the changes have usually been…
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Urban Design practice
Urban design is, by definition, interdisciplinary, and it embraces a multitude of stakeholders in a manner which transcends traditional silo approaches of planning and building cities. There is universal recognition that…
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Urban Design in context
Urban design is not a stand-alone discipline. It is a holistic way of thinking about, planning, designing, developing and managing places. It is interdisciplinary by nature and practice, recognising the…
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Urban Design in Australia – the next 25 years
[dropcap]The[/dropcap]challenges for Australian cities and towns over the next decade and beyond are great, even assuming no undue influence as a result of the much greater pressures on other countries.…
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