Planning

Sydney Olympic Park's mangrove forests and wetlands are home to an abundance of biodiversity. Around it lies Sydney's encroaching urban development. Image: John Turnbull.

Avoiding the buzz kill: mozzies, wetlands and public health

By Cameron Webb — April 5, 2018

Christchurch's 2011 earthquake shifted the city's water table, leading to structures sinking into the Avon estuary. Image: Martin Luff.

Beyond the sea wall: a changing climate calls for dynamic solutions

By Jessica Halliday — March 15, 2018

These citizens of Copenhagen are making the most of living in the harbour city.

The Foreground Five: February’s most-read stories

By Foreground — March 8, 2018

Melbourne's once grotty laneways have now become a haven for small restaurants, shops and bars. Image: Gary Sauer-Thompson.

Rob Adams on the forces reshaping Melbourne for better… and for worse

By Kim Dovey and Rob Adams — February 23, 2018

Even a few centimetres of sea-level rise will see intensified storm surges on a more frequent basis. Image: Petra Bensted.

On the Gold Coast, a hidden wall defends against rising seas – will it be enough?

By Mark Gibbs — February 22, 2018

Once the garage for the ‘Mad Max’ film franchise, Melbourne University's underground carpark now services inner Melbourne's traffic.

Car parking is choking our cities, and we’re paying for the privilege

By Rebecca Clements and Alan March — February 8, 2018

Copenhagen is a city that thrives from its coexistence with water. By 2100, this relationship will need to be re-negotiated. Image: Freder Fredersen.

The water is coming for Copenhagen; good design could be its best defence

By Linda Przhedetsky — February 7, 2018

‘View of Melbourne, Victoria, from the Botanic Gardens’, Henry Gritten / NGV (1866).

Reimagining Australia’s “temperate Kakadu”

By Foreground — January 25, 2018

The suburbs around Sydney's harbour have been historic beneficiaries of the natural environment

Greener places, better lives, deeper pockets

By Rob Roggema — December 7, 2017

Going nowhere: 2011 floods in Ipswich brought the city to a standstill.

Flood-proofing urban density

By Rob Roggema  — November 8, 2017

Melbourne’s west can be as little as one third that of the city's average

The Foreground Five: October’s most-read stories

By Foreground — November 6, 2017

Climate is only one of many variables whose impact on the city is impossible to predict

Uncertain future: why our cities need more options and less codes

By Foreground — October 11, 2017