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What price sunshine?
Zoning
Monday August 2 2021

What price sunshine?

The City of Melbourne is proposing to introduce mandatory height controls to preserve sunshine penetration into its parks at the Winter solstice.

Innovative Strategies for Bringing Nature to Urban Environments
Green
Wednesday September 16 2020

Innovative Strategies for Bringing Nature to Urban Environments

As technological inventions and societies move forward, urban areas become more practical. They house large amounts of people in smaller areas, effectively taking up less space...

NSW govt spends $20mln on urban parklands
Public
Thursday April 23 2020

NSW govt spends $20mln on urban parklands

Inner west Sydney residents will benefit from $20 million in state government funding for new cycleways, improved public spaces and a neighbourhood park.

Up, Over and Under: Making Space for New Urban Parks
Landscaping
Thursday August 24 2017

Up, Over and Under: Making Space for New Urban Parks

The urgency to accommodate urban population growth is requiring many cities to increase their residential density.

Pocket Parks: Rich Experiences, Small Spaces
Public
Thursday June 1 2017

Pocket Parks: Rich Experiences, Small Spaces

A seemingly insignificant void or underused space in our urban landscape can provide enormous opportunity for the creation of positive community impact.

How to Ensure the Best for our National Parks
Landscaping
Thursday April 6 2017

How to Ensure the Best for our National Parks

Tourism in Central Australia is growing with many foreign and interstate travelers placing the outback and our National Parks on the "To do" list.

The Changing Role of Australia’s Parks
Landscaping
Monday December 5 2016

The Changing Role of Australia’s Parks

Walk around the streets at the Waverley Park residential area in Melbourne’s outer east on weekends and you will see a densely packed outer-urban precinct filled...

The Economic Value of Public Spaces and Parks
Landscaping
Tuesday November 8 2016

The Economic Value of Public Spaces and Parks

Cities hold the economic key to the future of the global economy.

Without Regions, There is no Sustainable City
Landscaping
Thursday August 18 2016

Without Regions, There is no Sustainable City

Much has been said about the need for a government focus on cities. Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) board director Jerry de Gryse and...