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Nature First and Resilient Cities Summit

Perth’s urban sprawl hits the wall

Perth has long relied on a clear-and-flatten rule on its sand plain for housing construction. Now there are moves to reject the system, along with a dangerous fringe development at North Stoneville. Has Perth’s urban sprawl hit the wall? Perhaps greener, transit-led urban regeneration now has a chance.

by Peter Newman, Curtin University and Ray Wills, University of Western Australia

NEWS FROM THE FRONT

News from the Front Desk

On pollies and why we should maintain the rage but with better behaviour and smarter outcomes

by The Fifth Estate – our view

Market Pulse

Is filtration the new anti mould hero in home ventilation? Stiebel Eltron’s expansion plans – and an imminent code change – say yes

by Tina Perinotto

Construction & Development

The ambitious Arden Central project revealed – it will take 30 years and $7 billion to realise

by Bevin Liu

360info

How the fossil fuel industry ‘captured’ Australia and maintains its political dominance

by Christopher Wright, University of Sydney

Listen. Here’s how we solve the labour shortage

by Event promotion

At Green Square, a public school breaks tradition and wins the community

NEWS FROM THE FRONT (CONTINUED)

A good place for resilience to start is local government

If infrastructure is critical to humanity living on this planet, local governments everywhere are on the front line of protecting it and making sure it’s resilient…