urban policy

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

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

By David Neustein — October 3, 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

Foreground Weekly Review: emergency response

By Foreground — September 19, 2019

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

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

By David Yencken — September 12, 2019

The award-winning Oxley Creek Transformation Master Plan is an ambitious strategic document that makes the most of water as a shared social, economic and environmental asset. Image: Lat27

Water wins in AILA Queensland awards

By Foreground — September 5, 2019

The Murray-Darling Basin, Australia's food bowl, had yet another poor season, with less than half its typical rain. Photo: Holder Link

Foreground Weekly Review: water wars

By Foreground — September 3, 2019

New Australian government reports show that it's time to change direction with infrastructure spending. Photo: Tim Foster

Foreground Weekly Review: Australia’s infrastructure crisis is not about roads

By Foreground — August 21, 2019

The federal government has updated the National Cities Performance Framework Dashboard, including new measures for major city transport infrastructure performance. What do these tell us of Australia's urbanity? Photo: Trent Szmolnik

New infrastructure performance measures for Australian cities questioned

By David Levinson, Hao Wu — August 19, 2019

Green the Street at Brisbane's EKKA is hosting over 40 organisations and their ideas for community greening projects, including virtual reality visions of transformations. Image: Catherine Simpson. Roberts Day

It’s happening on the verge: community experiments in greening the streets

By Foreground — August 8, 2019

Foreground Weekly Review: The trees and the woods

By Foreground — August 6, 2019

Local residents enjoy public recreation facilities designed by Aspect Studios enabled by elevated rail. Photo: Peter Bennetts Photography

When it comes to urban infrastructure, big doesn’t have to mean bad

By Tahj Rosmarin — August 1, 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

Road infrastructure dominates government spending. Part of the 33km M4 Western Motorway outside Parramatta widened as part of Sydney's WestConnex scheme. Photo: Beau Giles

Foreground Weekly Review: Federal Minister for Roads?

By Foreground — July 17, 2019