urban resilience

Melbourne and Sydney are the only Australian cities that part of the 100 Resilient Cities network. Photo: Wolf Zimmermenn
Planning & policy

What next after 100 Resilient Cities funding ends?

by , , , —June 13, 2019

Recent protests around the world reflect rising popular concern about climate change.
Agriculture & environment

2 Degrees: climate countdown

by —June 12, 2019

Detail of Canberra plan submitted to the Canberra design competition by the Griffins – "View from the summit of Mount Ainslie".
Parks & places

Remaking Lost Connections: a timely call to rethink the future of the city

by —May 16, 2019

The multi-functional role of street trees as living city infrastructure is growing in importance. How can they benefit from smart technologies?
Technology

Smart streets, smart phones, smart watches… why not smart trees?

by —April 18, 2019

The Toxic City panel, Melbourne Design Week 2019 - from left: Andrew Mackenzie, Ross HArding, Bonnie Herring, Joost Bakker, Craig Reucassel, SueAnne Ware, Daan Roosegarde
Planning & policy

“Let’s make it boring”: How can resilient cities become the rule, not the exception?

by —March 21, 2019

Dark skies are vital to our wellbeing but they are increasingly rare. Photo: of Duane Hamacher, Wild Researchers UNSW by Tamara Dean
Agriculture & environment

Killing us softly: the perils of light pollution

by —February 21, 2019

interventions to get people to rediscover their creek corridor. Image: Supplied
Parks & places

Local heroes: small projects with big ambitions for public space

by —June 22, 2018

WAF’s 2015 Landscape of the Year Yanweizhou Park has given Jinua City a new cultural and community identity. The “sparrow tail” wetlands, circular bioswales, ‘cut and fill’ terraced riverbank and entirely permeable surrounds “make friends” with flooding. Image: Turenscape.
Parks & places

Sponge cities: Kongjian Yu and Adrian McGregor in conversation

by —April 10, 2018

Estuarine communities in San Francisco's Bay Area are set for a complete change in the way they live by the water's edge. Image: TJ Gehling.
Planning & policy

Adapting cities for sea level rise: Kristina Hill and Nigel Bertram in conversation

by —April 5, 2018

Copenhagen's Trekroner fort once defended the city from unwanted naval arrivals. Now the city's making plans to defend itself from the sea. Image: Stig Nygaard
Planning & policy

Building urban resilience: Lessons from Melbourne and Copenhagen

by —April 5, 2018

A bird's eye view of the 32-hectare Luming Park, China. Image: Turenscape.
Agriculture & environment

Living with Water: Design for uncertain times

by —December 21, 2017

Climate is only one of many variables whose impact on the city is impossible to predict
Planning & policy

Uncertain future: why our cities need more options and less codes

by —October 11, 2017