What does it take to be a happy and healthy city? In any city, myriad factors go into the mix – and of course we are not dealing with just one kind of city. But, due to the world history of colonisation, models are still ...
Environment
Mar 28, 2019
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"What happens if the water temperature rises by a few degrees?" is the 2018 International Year of the Reef leading question. While the ocean is the focus, urbanisation is the main reason for the rising temperatures and water ...
Environment
Dec 11, 2018
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Several weeks after Hurricane Sandy made landfall on the East Coast, the devastation is still being felt—particularly in hard-hit sections of New York and New Jersey. The storm has also raised ...
Environment
Nov 15, 2012
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Inequity in cities has a long history. The importance of social and community planning to meet the challenge of creating people-centred cities looms large. While planners, government and designers have long understood the ...
Social Sciences
Oct 29, 2018
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Ten years ago, on February 7, 2009, I sat down in my apartment in central Melbourne to write a job application. All of the blinds were down, and the windows tightly closed. Outside it was 47℃. We had no air conditioning. ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 7, 2019
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Research shows that street furniture, barriers, parks, public spaces and neighbourhood architecture can stir up powerful emotions in local residents. This should be taken into account in programmes designed to reduce tensions ...
Social Sciences
May 14, 2012
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Level crossing removals should be viewed as part of a total picture for an effective transport system and the best way to achieve this is to incorporate elevated lines or 'skytrains', according to Melbourne researchers.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 2, 2016
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Grassy box gum woodlands once covered millions of square kilometers in southeastern Australia, but today less than 5% remains. The loss of large old trees has been a crisis for the many species of birds and other animals ...
Ecology
Jul 1, 2024
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