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Planning Policy
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There’s More To The Compact City Than Getting Dense
Melbourne’s strategic planning history has largely overlooked the contribution of Ruth and Maurie Crow. The Crows were early champions…
Poor Urban Planning, Poor Urban Life. Simple.
Modern urban planning first came about to improve industrial cities that had become unsafe, unhealthy and essentially unliveable.…
Give London’s Citizen The Freedom To Live Well
A city will struggle if it can no longer house the people who teach, clean, nurse, cook, police,…
Why Modern Cities Kills Nightingale’s Song
The Commons apartment building in the inner Melbourne suburb of Brunswick has won swags of awards, including the…
Are Vertical Villages Bad For Cities
The modern skyscraper is being designed with an ever-increasing range of features – from shops and offices to…
Our Elders Who Built Our Great Cities Deserve Better
Too many urban spaces are daunting to older people. But Lyon and Manchester show that they needn’t be.…