Cities

Urban light pollution can disrupt critical behaviours in wildlife, stalling the recovery of threatened species and interfering with ecosystem resilience. Photo: Michael
Agriculture & environment

Seeing the light: new moves to tackle night sky pollution

by —October 30, 2019

Biodiversity loss is the canary in the coalmine of landscape systems health. With one million species currently under threat of extinction globally, what can be done? Photo: Andreas P.
Agriculture & environment

Biodiversity loss: the canary in the coalmine

by —October 29, 2019

Winner of The Future Park design competition – The Gap by Marti Fooks, Claire Winsor, Suhas Vasudeva and Jacqueline Heggli.
Parks & places

The Power of Parks

by —October 17, 2019

Wathuwardi (Kaurna branch huts) in the natureplay space engage children in the cultural and environmental richness of Felixstowe Reserve. Photo: Same River
Parks & places

From dust bowl to thriving wetland: Felixstowe Reserve

by —October 10, 2019

Clearings carved from the immensity of the forested Burial Belt could feature floral revegetation. Image: Other Architects
Agriculture & environment

Forest of the dead: beautiful burial for space-poor cities

by —October 3, 2019

Greater Western Sydney is home to the largest urban parkland in Australia, the subject of award-winning new design and planning. Image: TYRRELLSTUDIO
Parks & places

What does the future hold for Australia’s biggest urban park?

by —October 3, 2019

Günther Vogt’s first visit to Australia will be as keynote speaker for the 2019 Australian Institute of Landscape Architects’ International Festival of Landscape Architecture. Photo supplied.
Parks & places

Günther Vogt and the sensory city

by —October 2, 2019

Tim Flannery at the 2014 People's Climate March. September 2019: "[I] look back on my 20 years of climate activism as a colossal failure." Photo:Peter Campbell
Planning & policy

Foreground Weekly Review: emergency response

by —September 19, 2019

Jordan Lacey, ambisonic recording in preparation for COLD. Photo: Alban Mannisi
Culture

Sound in the City: Translating Ambiance

by —September 13, 2019

Cradle Mountain and Dove Lake within the 1.6 million hectare World Heritage listed Tasmanian Wilderness. Photo: RN Brauns
Culture

The things we keep: Why Australia must protect its national heritage

by —September 12, 2019

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.
Parks & places

The Foreground five: our most-read stories for August

by —September 5, 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