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100 Presenters to Examine Healthy, Liveable and Sustainable Cities
Paula Drayton Join us in Melbourne in June. “This is a fantastic opportunity for professionals in the public and private sector to examine the challenges and solutions needed to develop the Live… more →
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100 Presenters to Examine Healthy, Liveable and Sustainable Cities
wrote 2 weeks ago: Paula Drayton Join us in Melbourne in June. “This is a fantastic opportunity for professionals … more →
Build it and they will walk: the suburbs that foster good health
wrote 1 month ago: Jason Dowling | City Editor for The Age If you design suburbs so walking to public transport, shop … more →
LIVEABLE- "Evolving the density models to address our growing pains”
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wrote 1 month ago: Like it or not, our population is growing, and the decision makers of society continue to wrestle wi … more →
Made in Australia: The Future of Australian Cities
wrote 1 month ago: Dr Julian Bolleter Assistant Professor, Australian Urban Design Research Centre WA, Australia Abstra … more →
Walk it out: urban design plays key role in creating healthy cities
wrote 2 months ago: Professor Billie Giles-Corti Residents of new housing developments increased their exercise and thei … more →
Is there room for nature in our cities?
wrote 2 months ago: By Peter Fisher, RMIT University and D Trainham, RMIT University Welcome to the CBD. Take a look at … more →
Jason Roberts, Co-Founder, Better Block to speak at 2013 Liveable Cities Conference in Melbourne
wrote 3 months ago: Jason Roberts, Co-Founder, Better Block has been featured in the Washington Post and New York Times, … more →
Planning and design of master-planned communities for healthy living
wrote 7 months ago: Due to growing health concerns linked to inactive living, a number of new masterplanned communities … more →
The role of biodiversity in creating green, healthy cities and towns
wrote 1 year ago: Goodenia macmillanii (cultivated, labelled), Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, Australia (Photo credi … more →
Housing Regulation - the unexpected consequences in Australia
wrote 1 year ago: Current affairs programs repeatedly present shows that look into defects in new and repaired housing … more →
Darling quarter: A case study of Sydney’s urban renewal
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wrote 1 year ago: As our cities grow larger, denser and more complex there is an increased demand for quality public s … more →
Putting the horse before the cart” A case study of the development of a public policy framework in local government - Public Health
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wrote 1 year ago: In public health there has been an increasing shift in opinion that strategies for improving quality … more →
Good planning plus affordable housing equals a liveable city
wrote 1 year ago: Carolyn Whitzman, Billie Giles-Corti Appeared in The National Times – March 16, 2012 Opinion W … more →
Designing Healthy Cities PBS Television Series Preview
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Sustainable Cities for All
wrote 1 year ago: Many models of social sustainability have been proposed in the previous few decades, with the majori … more →
HEALTH AND PRODUCTIVITY BENEFITS FROM DIFFERENT URBAN TRANSPORT AND RELATED LAND USE OPTIONS IN AUSTRALIA.
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wrote 1 year ago: The relationship between public health, built urban forms and transportation options in Australia is … more →
Top Ten Characteristics of a Healthy City
wrote 1 year ago: Image via Wikipedia 1. Fixed transit, preferably rail, above and below ground. Subways along all maj … more →
Achieving healthy urban transport systems by 2030: the role of walking and cycling
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wrote 1 year ago: This paper reports on research undertaken as part of a recently completed 3 year UK research council … more →
Jason Corburn's Keynote Address at The International Conference of Urban Health in 2010
wrote 1 year ago: Jason is Associate Professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning and the School of Publi … more →
