Urban Ecology

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

Nurturing the land: Paul Thompson

By Jo Russell-Clarke — January 24, 2020

Forest, river and bridge in Melbourne, Australia.

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

By University of Western Australia, Zoe Myers — 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

Endangered bandicoots survive and thrive in urban sprawl

By Lucy Smith — January 9, 2020

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

What good is a dead tree?

By Jo Russell-Clarke — January 9, 2020

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

The square and the park: a festival review

By Michael Smith — October 31, 2019

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

Seeing the light: new moves to tackle night sky pollution

By Foreground — 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.

Biodiversity loss: the canary in the coalmine

By Foreground — October 29, 2019

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

The Power of Parks

By Foreground — October 17, 2019

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

Sound in the City: Translating Ambiance

By Tracey Clement — September 13, 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.

The Foreground five: our most-read stories for August

By Foreground — September 5, 2019

Foreground Weekly Review: The trees and the woods

By Foreground — August 6, 2019

Green Infrastructure shares space beneath road infrastructure in the congested urban realm of Shanghai, China. Photo: Denys Nevozhai

Green Infrastructure and the creative future of carbon capture

By Foreground — July 26, 2019