The Dystopia vs Utopia immersive reality experience at EKKA will reveal possible streets of Brisbane in 2050. There are good and bad possibilities in how we use new technologies and deal with hotter, drier climates.
Cities

The Foreground five: our most-read stories for August

By — September 5, 2019

The Murray-Darling Basin, Australia's food bowl, had yet another poor season, with less than half its typical rain. Photo: Holder Link
Cities

Foreground Weekly Review: water wars

By — September 3, 2019

Under threat from climate change, the Bubbler is a natural spring and important cultural site for the Arabana people of the Kathi Thanda region. Photo: Melissa Nursey-Bray
Culture

Not passive victims: Indigenous Australians respond to climate change

By — August 30, 2019

An experiment in West Australian shrublands mimics climate change to assess soil impacts. Photo: Joe Fontaine
Environment

Climate change impacts on soil wreak unseen devastation

By , , , — August 22, 2019

New Australian government reports show that it's time to change direction with infrastructure spending. Photo: Tim Foster
Cities

Foreground Weekly Review: Australia’s infrastructure crisis is not about roads

By — August 21, 2019

The federal government has updated the National Cities Performance Framework Dashboard, including new measures for major city transport infrastructure performance. What do these tell us of Australia's urbanity? Photo: Trent Szmolnik
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New infrastructure performance measures for Australian cities questioned

By , — August 19, 2019

The heritage-listed Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge owe much to the land and waterscape of the harbour itself. A new study aims to increase listing of cultural landscapes. Photo: Trent Szmolnik
Cities

The Green Necklace: a new perspective on Sydney Harbour’s parklands

By — August 15, 2019

Like other cities, Melbourne is growing. How will its squares and parks continue to provide for a fast-changing population? Flagstaff Gardens is one of a series of 19th century parks at the edge of central Melbourne. Photo: Bob T
Cities

The square & the park: an international festival

By — August 8, 2019

Green the Street at Brisbane's EKKA is hosting over 40 organisations and their ideas for community greening projects, including virtual reality visions of transformations. Image: Catherine Simpson. Roberts Day
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It’s happening on the verge: community experiments in greening the streets

By — August 8, 2019

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Foreground Weekly Review: The trees and the woods

By — August 6, 2019

Local residents enjoy public recreation facilities designed by Aspect Studios enabled by elevated rail. Photo: Peter Bennetts Photography
Cities

When it comes to urban infrastructure, big doesn’t have to mean bad

By — August 1, 2019

Green Infrastructure shares space beneath road infrastructure in the congested urban realm of Shanghai, China. Photo: Denys Nevozhai
Cities

Green Infrastructure and the creative future of carbon capture

By — July 26, 2019