Transformative Landscapes

Kudzu in North Carolina, US.
Agriculture & environment

Kudzilla: An ethnobotanical monster myth

by —October 19, 2021

“As Jennifer Wolch describes, urban growth affects both non-urban wildlife and the ecologies of animal life in the city itself.” Image: Rod Waddington
Agriculture & environment

Trans-species health: An aesthetic responsibility

by —April 9, 2020

Signage in public parks in Florida encourages distance between people. Image: Jordan Hopkins
Parks & places

Parks in a time of pandemic

by —March 25, 2020

Professor Billie Giles-Corti advocates for healthy city design
Planning & policy

What can the coronavirus teach us about healthy cities?

by , —March 24, 2020

Chinese urban governance – and the current coronavirus lockdown – is overseen by volunteers, local residents’ committees. Image: Raymond Pang
Planning & policy

The urban history that makes China’s coronavirus lockdown possible

by —March 11, 2020

A drawing showing Healthabitat's nine Healthy Living Practices.
Planning & policy

“This is not a wicked problem”: Healthabitat is making housing better for Australia’s Indigenous communities

by —March 5, 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

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

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