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For green cities to become mainstream, we need to learn from local success stories and scale up

MELBOURNE HAS A RICH LEGACY OF URBAN PARKS THANKS TO PLANNING DECISIONS MADE WHEN THE CITY WAS FIRST ESTABLISHED. SHUTTERSTOCK Jason Alexandra PhD candidate, RMIT University https://theconversation.com Greening our cities has…

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Living Cities Forum 2019 Melbourne highlights

Australian Islamic Centre, Melbourne by Glenn Murcutt. Photography: Anthony Browell Mange House, Bingie Bingie Sth NSW by Glenn Murcutt. Photography: Anthony BrowellThe Light House by all(zone) ltd Held in Melbourne…

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10th International Urban Design Conference

10th International Urban Design Conference Disruption, Divergence and Designed Intervention – Making Change Happen The 10th International Urban Design Conference will be held at Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort & Spa,…

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Australian Urban Design Awards 2016

The Australian Urban Design Awards were created by Prime Minister Paul Keating’s Urban Design Taskforce in 1996 and were inaugurated with the Australia Award for Urban Design. The program was…

House of Lords Publishes ‘Building Better Places’ Report

Landscape Interface Studio Manager, School of Architecture & Landscape, Kingston University The House of Lords Select Committee on the National Policy of the Built Environment has published its report. Appointed by…

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Innovative Solutions for Cities Sustainable Development

Eng. Nadine Chahine Bitar Founder – Place Making In resolution 66/207 and in line with the bi-decennial cycle (1976, 1996 and 2016), the United Nations General Assembly decided on the…

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Green infrastructure can cool our cities. So what are planners waiting for?

By Tony Matthews and Jason Byrne A living wall in action: Patrick Blanc’s “Trussardi Cafe: Unexpected Garden” on display in Milan in 2008. Image: Getty. Our cities are getting hotter, more…

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European researchers prove Jane Jacobs was right

Using an innovative mix of municipal stats and mobile phone data, researchers have shown Jacobs’ ingredients for a vibrant city ring true in Italy. By: Luke Simcoe Metro Published on Thu Apr 07 2016…

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Quiz: What Would Jane Jacobs Think of Your Neighborhood?

“What would Jane Jacobs think?” has been a question in urban planning and urbanist circles for years. That’s no surprise—after reading her work, it’s impossible to walk around a city…

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How Jane Jacobs changed the way we look at cities

Saskia Sassen When I first encountered this doyenne of urban activism, she offered one of the sharpest critiques I’d ever heard. Jane Jacobs was relentless, and stood up to anyone…