Dr Camila Balbontin examines the ramifications of COVID-19 for local businesses in regards to their location planning and decisions ...

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A new study by the University of South Australia indicates important gaps in urban planning data need to be addressed to ensure key ...

The Australian economy could benefit from a $5.7 billion per annum boost if each state and territory implements just one of the ‘quick win ...

Sydney, Sep. 24, 2020 /Medianet/ -- The NSW Government will contribute $1 million to help the City of Sydney create an additional 9,000m2 ...

The implications of COVID-19, and its exacerbation of the gap between rich and poor, are moving beyond the realm of immediate health and ...

DP Architects (DPA) is one of the largest architecture firms in the world. It is the company behind world-famous sites such as Esplanade ...

By Meg Hill A new development proposal endorsed by the City of Melbourne has raised questions regarding the future of towers and density in ...

A new task force set up by the NSW Government will focus on making al fresco drinking and dining a centrepiece of Sydney’s hospitality ...

The week-long virtual event United for Infrastructure 2020 took place September 14-21 and featured 30 sessions and hundreds of speakers, ...

Health crises are not new in Africa. The continent has grappled with infectious diseases on all levels, from local (such as malaria) to ...

On a good day, it would take two hours to drive from one end of Perth to the other — and the city's massive footprint isn't about to shrink.

From: Infrastructure Canada Getting the most value out of historic public investments in public transit infrastructure requires good ...

City of Melbourne Councillors will consider proposed changes to the planning scheme to deliver more sustainable buildings, which will lead ...

Scientists develop an eco-friendly urban framework.

In the face of the global health and climate crises, we look at our cities both anxiously and hopefully. We deviate from our normal ...

US-HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-SEPT11:Rebuilt after 9/11, World Trade Center threatened anew by coronavirus

Low-income people living in riskier buildings could bear the brunt of the disaster

Smart Cities / Connected City Solutions Market 2020: Covid-19 Impact, Manufacturers, Regional Development and Future Industry Analysis. ...

The proliferation of pop-up cycleways to address pandemic concerns is presenting an opportunity to reimagine, not just how we travel, but “ ...

The Local Government Association has rejected a State Government push for councils to give greater scrutiny to design quality in ...

Wanting to social distance, biking surges in North America's largest city

COVID-19 is the “final nail in the coffin” for the financial performance of high-rise apartments as an investment piece, according to a ...

PHOTO: Working from home for people like Talia Thornton, (with dog Fenton) has changed house hunting forever. Picture: Nicki Connolly ...

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Twenty-two percent of Los Angeles County tenants paid rent late at least once from April to July, while between May and July, about 7% did ...

The recent change in the way people live, travel and work presents a unique opportunity for urban developers and designers to improve ...

Office buildings in Australian CBDs could be converted into residential living spaces, as a tanking commercial property market leads to a ...

The New South Wales Productivity Commission has released a new green paper to help achieve a more productive and sustainable economy for ...

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The City of Fremantle will refund planning fees on major development projects as part of a suite of measures to boost Fremantle’s economic ...

Ethos Urban In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, communities all over the world are facing extraordinary challenges. We have been ...

Yesterday, the New South Wales government accepted all 76 recommendations from an independent inquiry into last summer’s devastating ...

In the past few months we’ve come to see so many things through the prism of health, turning our attention to the experts that have been ...

Three emerging megatrends are catalysing new business models and reshaping real estate, says Selina Short, EY. 

Landscape Australia: Could you tell me about your role at the City of Melbourne? Margie McKay: I lead a team of ten urban designers within ...

From the boarded-up windows, graffiti and smashed glass, you would be forgiven for thinking the COVID-19 pandemic all but wiped out the ...

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, cities around the world are rediscovering the value of walkable and bikeable streets. From Oakland, ...

Urban areas will need a major transformation to recover from COVID-19. So far, local leaders haven’t stepped up.

More than half of all Melburnians do not live within easy walking distance of quality public open space, research shows, highlighting the ...

History shows how the challenges of health and illness influence the built environment and the way we subsequently design and construct the ...

When most people think of cooling, they automatically imagine air conditioning (AC), or cooling the air in a room. But, there is a much ...

The recent change in the way people live, travel and work presents a unique opportunity for urban developers and designers to improve ...

The pandemic has created an opportunity for urban developers and designers to improve issues such as the liveability of Australian ...

COVID-19 has raised many questions about how we plan our cities. The issues affect all of us, whether you are in Perth or 3,300 kilometres ...

The housing markets in Melbourne and Sydney are on a downward trend, according to the valuation firm Herron Todd White. The last few ...

The Planning Minister in New South Wales has slammed a paper which suggests that average building heights could be raised by up to 20 ...

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According to the Reserve Bank of Australia, we should be building high rises everywhere to address housing supply “shortages”. Here’s one ...

Research claiming apartments could be made hundreds of thousands of dollars cheaper by relaxing zoning restrictions has been questioned by ...

New research shows that 3 in 4 working Aussies are enjoying not having to commute to work since the covid-19 outbreak disrupted normal ...

The government has launched a consultation on England’s planning system, as it seeks to slash red tape for new developments. In the ...

Authors: Carl Grodach, Professor and Director of Urban Planning & Design, Monash University

More than 90 per cent of Covid-19 cases are occurring in urban areas, with the pandemic showing that urban design and planning can impact ...

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Emergency reforms enacted by the NSW government to fast-track development applications during the COVID-19 pandemic have severely impacted ...

These ‘actionables’ are practical steps for implementing the prescriptions of the WHO Manifesto for a healthy recovery from COVID-19. They ...

The Conversation24 Jul 2020, 22:42 GMT+10

A survey conducted by the Australian Institute of Architects has found rising unemployment, widespread cessation of projects and loss of ...

How will COVID-19 affect the march of urban technology?

Australian architects say a significant number of construction projects have been placed on hold due to the coronavirus crisis, with ...

There are ways we can move towards zero-emissions transport in a post-COVID-19 Australian economy.

The COVID-19 shutdown has highlighted the need for an overarching group to help bring the Adelaide CBD to life again, city business leaders ...

It’s the most famous city slogan in the world: I Love New York. And yet, surprisingly, love doesn’t seem to play a part in how urban ...

The ACT Rural Fire Service helps educate rural landowners about potential fire risks on their property. Photo: Michelle Kroll. Buildings ...

The body tasked with reporting to government on building regulation has joined international code developers and researchers in calling for ...

Data on movement in cities suggests businesses should get creative after hours to weather the Covid-19 recession

Eric Kober is an adjunct fellow at the Manhattan Institute, and the former director of housing, economic, and infrastructure planning at ...

This week, the Victorian government unilaterally placed the residents of nine public housing towers in inner Melbourne under “hard lockdown ...

With a transformative City Deal underway, billions pouring into infrastructure projects and key industrial land unlocked, the economic ...

Capital flow is moving Australia’s way – strongly. What’s the bet that well-managed cities are the winner in the aftermath of Covid? As the ...

Once upon a time, the Australian dream was to buy a property in the suburbs, taking advantage of the vast networks of highways and the ...

The Conversation05 Jul 2020, 22:38 GMT+10

Marie McInerney writes: Pandemic lockdowns have highlighted deep inequities in the ways our cities are built and used, and shown the ...

Will COVID-19 be the trigger to implement urban planning measures that favour bikes and pedestrians as David Brown reports. https://www. ...

The top suburbs tipped for future performance in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne have been revealed—with the coronavirus shifting the ...

Western Sydney has a jobs problem. No other big regional economy in Australia fails in providing jobs for its residents more than this one ...

THE acting commissioner of the NSW Land and Environment Court, Jenny Smithson, has been appointed to the National Capital Authority (NCA) ...

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VicHealth is putting the spotlight on local communities and urban design this week as part of its Life and Health ReImagined initiative. ...

Key workers and low to moderate-income earners are being left behind when it comes to affordable housing, with demand outstripping supply ...

The initial stages of the COVID-19 crisis caused many sellers to shut up shop and batten down the hatches, according to the latest Herron ...

Mulgrave, Vic., Jun. 25, 2020 /Medianet/ -- New research from Monash University reveals the Australian suburbs hardest hit by COVID-19 ...

As COVID-19 wipes out demand for public transport in Adelaide, urban planning experts fear the pandemic will derail long-term plans to ...

A passenger train network linking Perth to southern Western Australia is among concepts created by researchers to help spread Australia's ...

A new study suggests that denser places, assumed by many to be more conducive to the spread of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, are ...

Citizens queue up for food and supplies provided by charity groups in Soweto, southwest of Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 5, 2020. ( ...

By Rina ChandranBANGKOK, June 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - India will make its streets and markets more accessible to pedestrians and ...

Ali Soltani is a professor of urban planning who specialises in land use-transport interaction. He is a faculty member of Shiraz University ...

By Caroline Osborne, University of the Sunshine Coast and Claudia Baldwin, University of the Sunshine Coast The COVID-19 pandemic has ...

15 Jun 2020 The City of Melbourne is planning to fast-track the delivery of 40 kilometres of bike lanes to help people travel safely and ...

By Laurie GoeringLONDON, June 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - From subsidies to help the poor buy air-conditioners to more shade ...

COVID-19 is challenging many conventions within urban development across the globe. While the pandemic is seeing Australians adopt ...

A new report from productivity consultancy Building20 has found most office workers believe they are either as productive or more ...

Architecture of the Next Normal

Australia’s population is set to double over the next century, and researchers at The University of Western Australia have created an ...

Living, working and playing in the one neighbourhood has often been touted as the ideal outcome for well-planned cities. Yet this goal has ...

Disclosure statement Trivess Moore has received funding from various organisations including the Australian Research Council, ...