Tag Archives: environment

From village to city state to megalopolis, food shapes cities and lives

From village to city state to megalopolis, food shapes cities and lives

Architect and writer, Carolyn Steel, knows a thing or two about food, its history and politics. These she shared at a talk one rainy night at UNSW…

Choose your circle of action to create change

Choose your circle of action to create change

Feel a little overwhelmed at the scale of changes we need to make to move towards sustainable cities? Choosing your circle of action might be the solution….

A sign signifies tensions over population density

A sign seen on the way to The Spot signifies resistance to higher population numbers…

We are as terraformers and might as well get used to doing it properly

We are as terraformers and might as well get used to doing it properly

The idea of geoengineering our way out of climate change is another idea over which opinion splits among sustainability advocates. What we need is to engage with the conversation rather than simply proposing a ban…

A controversy over the future of date palms highlights tensions around trees

A controversy over the future of date palms highlights tensions around trees

The future of a clump of Canary Island date palms in Sydney’s Inner West highlights how trees in the city can be a contested idea and demonstrates the need for a whole systems planning approach to the urban environment…

An edible discovery at the end of the track

An edible discovery at the end of the track

A late afternoon walk along the foreshore leads to an edible discovery…

Drawing lessons from National Tree Day

National Tree Day shows what is needed to attract continues public participation in events…