urban heat island

Dr Greg Moore is Chair of the National Trust's Register for Significant Trees committee and a tireless advocate for arboriculture. Image: supplied.
Agriculture & environment

For Dr Greg Moore, defending living heritage isn’t about the past, but protecting our future

by —March 27, 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

Darwin needs an urban plan to reduce asphalt (and temperatures) Image: ABC Radio Darwin
Planning & policy

Foreground reads: our pick from around the web in September

by —September 20, 2018

Centenary Square, Parramatta
Agriculture & environment

Tackling urban heat with water in the landscape

by —April 19, 2018

Daytime heat differential between a green suburb and a concrete downtown can be as much as 5 degrees
Planning & policy

When the heat is on, we need city-wide plans to keep cool

by —February 6, 2017

Tree in Melbourne
Agriculture & environment

In our overheating world, urban trees could be leafy lifesavers

by —November 15, 2016