By Kate Ryan, UNSW Australia and Christine Steinmetz, UNSW Australia Do you know where and how you want to be buried? Will you choose an elaborate Victorian-style headstone, or do you prefer a “green” burial, with only a GPS tracking signal indicating your location? Or you may elect to purchase a Bios Urn, a 100% biodegradable […]
Entries Tagged as 'Cities'
Housing the dead: what happens when a city runs out of space?
January 9th, 2017 · No Comments · Cities, Demographics
Tags:Planning
Too little…but not too late?
November 29th, 2016 · No Comments · Cities, Housing supply, Planning reform, urban renewal
by Judy Stubbs, Judith Stubbs Associates Like most public policy announcements, the Greater Sydney Commission’s recent release of its six Draft District Plans has some good news, and some news that housing researchers and public interest bodies would likely regard as not so good. GSC District Plans – two steps forward In many ways, the […]
Why adult children stay at home: looking beyond the myths of kidults, kippers and gestaters
November 28th, 2016 · No Comments · Cities, Demographics, Housing, Migration
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article (co-written with with Dr Hazel Easthope) here. We’ve all seen it in the movies: overgrown “kidults” living at home while their parents pick up their dirty laundry, cook their meals and vacuum around their unmade bed. This narrow portrayal of what modern-day multigenerational households […]
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Value Capture: options for funding infrastructure
October 6th, 2016 · 2 Comments · Cities, Construction, Guest appearance, Transport, urban renewal
By Dr Nigel Stapledon and Prof Kevin Fox, Centre for Applied Economic Research, University of NSW. This article draws on the authors’ report, Value Capture Is Not a Magic Pudding: options for funding infrastructure, prepared for the Urban Taskforce. With major new transport infrastructure being built in our major cities, the idea of value capture has been in the […]
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Sense of place: messier than it ever was, so how do we manage this shifting world?
September 30th, 2016 · No Comments · Cities, Public space, urban renewal
by Edgar Liu and Robert Freestone. Originally published at The Conversation. Place is a crucial dimension of human meaning and relationships. It grounds us. Our attachments with multiple places are a significant part of our individual and group identities. At one level, these attachments reflect our values and aspirations, while at another level they […]
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All aboard for the Bankstown corridor – or just the lucky few?
September 21st, 2016 · 1 Comment · Affordability, Cities, Construction, Demographics, Government, Housing supply, Public space, Transport, urban renewal
By Professor Bill Randolph, Director, City Futures Research Centre. This is an extended version of an article published by The Conversation. It would be easy to assume that the new Sydney Metro Rail project will create something of an urban paradise along the new Sydenham to Bankstown Urban Renewal Corridor through which it will run. […]
Open letter to the NSW Premier and Planning Minister
September 6th, 2016 · No Comments · Affordability, Cities, Guest appearance, Housing, Housing supply
By Wendy Hayhurst (CEO, NSW Federation of Housing Associations), Katherine McKernan (CEO, Homelessness NSW), Professor Peter Phibbs (Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney), Professor Bill Randolph (Director, City Futures, UNSW) and Dr Tim Williams (CEO, Committee for Sydney) Dear Mr Baird and Mr Stokes At the recent 2016 Affordable Housing Conference there was consensus from the […]
Changes to strata management laws and home modifications
September 5th, 2016 · No Comments · Cities, Demographics, Law, Strata, Wellbeing
by Ryan van den Nouwelant and Hazel Easthope, City Futures Research Centre The recently introduced reforms to strata scheme management have been wide-ranging. Some of the more headline grabbing changes include new by-laws about pets, parking and smoking, electronic voting and tenant participation. One reform that has not received as much attention is the change […]
The 30 Minute City (part 2): challenges and opportunities in Western Sydney
August 29th, 2016 · 1 Comment · Cities, Government, Guest appearance, Housing, Transport, Wellbeing
By Kerry Robinson, General Manager, Blacktown City Council. This is the second of a two-part series adapted from presentations to the Planning Institute of Australia mid-winter breakfast on the 30 minute city; see part 1 by Professor Susan Thompson, City Futures Research Centre. Blacktown City is 20-22 km across and home to 348,000 people, 111,000 jobs […]
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The 30 Minute City (part 1): opportunities and challenges
August 22nd, 2016 · No Comments · Cities, Transport, Wellbeing
By Susan Thompson, City Wellbeing Program, City Futures Research Centre. At a recent mid-winter Planning Institute of Australia breakfast Kerry Robinson, General Manager Blacktown City Council, and I considered the ‘30 minute city’ following the launch of then Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s ‘Smart Cities Plan’ at the National Cities Summit. The 30 minute city is […]
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