public policy

Cycling and walking infrastructure are consistently short-changed in transport budgets, and this under values the economic contributions of sustainable transport. Image: Marc Kleen
Transport

Cycling and walking are overlooked in Australia’s recovery budget, and this is a mistake

by , —July 29, 2020

Quarry Hills Regional Parkland Landscape Master Plan retains outer metropolitan areas earmarked for redevelopment as walking trails.
Parks & places

Food for the sole: These walks are about much more than getting from A to B

by —July 8, 2020

While many councils ignore residents’ group Facebook pages, they can effectively mobilise communities for campaigns.
Planning & policy

How can digital platforms ensure citizens have a say in planning?

by , —June 24, 2020

Co-founders of Public Practice, Pooja Agrawal and Finn Williams. Image: Timothy Chase
Planning & policy

‘New Municipalism’: A Conversation with Finn Williams and Pooja Agrawal

by , —April 9, 2020

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

A dead branch of a Eucalyptus camaldulensis (river red gum) plays pitstop for assorted bird life. Photo: Rexness
Agriculture & environment

What good is a dead tree?

by —January 9, 2020

With the help of experts, communities in the suburbs, towns and and cities of Australia are taking control of their own neighborhoods to plan for climate change. Photo: Tom Rumble
Planning & policy

From placemaking to place survival: Experts and the new community activism

by —December 12, 2019

Professor David Bowman, pyrogeographer.
Agriculture & environment

Pyrogeographer David Bowman on the art and science of living with fire

by —November 14, 2019

The encampment of the student group Occupy Central with Love and Peace in Admiralty, Hong Kong, September 2014. Students defended themselves with umbrellas that evening when flooded with tear gas. Photo: Wing1990hk
Planning & policy

The protest landscapes of Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement

by —November 7, 2019

Urban and regional planner Phoebe Harrison believes that people are ready for proactive engagement and doing things differently. Photo: Antenna
Planning & policy

The politics of value: good planning makes dollars and sense

by —October 31, 2019

The Australian Institute of Landscape Architect's International Festival of Landscape Architecture – the square and the park – was held over two days in October to a capacity audience. Photo: David Hyde
Culture

The square and the park: a festival review

by —October 31, 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