A 150 year old White Oak collapses on the lawn of the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, a victim of climate change stresses. Photo courtesy RBG
Parks & places

How the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria is saving flora from climate disasters

by —February 19, 2020

Lily Jencks, designer and vice president of Maggie's.
Parks & places

“Gardens aren’t just a retreat, but an active advance”

by —February 18, 2020

Australia's extreme weather and climate change responses were omnipresent at the World Urban Forum. Image: Brian McMahon.
Planning & policy

All eyes on Australia as World Urban Forum urges climate action

by —February 13, 2020

Pedestrians stuck by traffic again, Sydney. Could Urban Operations professionals make our cities run better? Image: Dave Young
Transport

To get our cities moving again, we need a new kind of urban professional

by —February 6, 2020

Prahran Square is a new kind of purposeful space for a suburb that previously had little public, open space.
Parks & places

Paved for the people: In Melbourne, a parking lot has become a public square

by —February 6, 2020

Smoke blankets south eastern Australia, 4 January 2020. Image: NASA
Agriculture & environment

The Foreground five: Our most-read stories in January

by —February 5, 2020

A new study finds access to green, natural spaces was non-negotiable for families living in apartments.
Planning & policy

High-rise families rely on child-friendly neighbourhoods

by , —January 31, 2020

Paul Thompson, plantsman, gardener and Fellow of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects.
Culture

Nurturing the land: Paul Thompson

by —January 24, 2020

A tapestry of richly varied planting is distributed around and between Bendigo Hospital seating.
Parks & places

Designing the healthy city

by —January 24, 2020

Smoke blankets south eastern Australia, 4 January 2020. Image: NASA
Agriculture & environment

Big smoke: Climate change and the future of urban air

by —January 23, 2020

Forest, river and bridge in Melbourne, Australia.
Culture

Biodiversity and our brains: How ecology and mental health go together in our cities

by , —January 17, 2020

The endangered southern brown bandicoot is doing well in urban wildlife corridors created by infrastructure provision in Melbourne's suburbs. Photo: John O'Neill
Agriculture & environment

Endangered bandicoots survive and thrive in urban sprawl

by —January 9, 2020