Classical urban planning, which is clearly evident in Australian cities, uses a central business district (CBD) approach where urban amenities and ease of access to employment fall with the distance from the CBD. The research paper Simulating future societies in …
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The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has released The Roadmap on the Future Needs of Tall Buildings, in partnership with the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB) and the United Nations Educational, …
The new C40 Cities report Climate Action in Megacities demonstrates a clear trend of expanding and accelerating climate action in the world’s megacities. Climate actions, such as implementing rigorous energy efficiency regulations for buildings, instituting bus rapid transit lines or …
A newly published global analysis explores the impacts of urbanisation on birds (54 cities) and plants (110 cities). The density of species has declined substantially compared with non-urban estimates, but cities still retain endemic native species providing opportunities for regional and global …
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Biophilia is a term popularized by Harvard University myrmecologist and conservationist E.O. Wilson to describe the extent to which humans are hard-wired to need connection with nature and other forms of life. We need nature in our lives more than …
After decades of unchecked sprawl, more people than ever are moving back to the city. Dense urban living has been prescribed as a panacea for the environmental and resource crises of our time. But is it better or worse for …
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Migration patterns into and out of cities are the result of millions of individual decisions, which in turn are affected by thousands of factors like economics, location, politics, security, aesthetics, sentiments and others. However, it is becoming more and more …
Australian cities and towns are constantly evolving to suit the living requirements of an ever growing population. Australia’s current population of more than 22 million in 2011 has grown significantly from approximately 15 million in 1981 with the majority of …
Australian Urban Expansion Satellite Image Gallery Read more »