Spatial Inequality: Urban Density and Green Space in Australia
Australia's push for denser, climate-friendly cities is quietly creating a new form of inequality, one measured in trees, green space and who gets to breathe easier.
Essays and research from my academic work in the Master of Environment program at the University of Melbourne.
Australia's push for denser, climate-friendly cities is quietly creating a new form of inequality, one measured in trees, green space and who gets to breathe easier.
The push to build climate-resilient communities is revealing an unexpected truth: the most effective solutions aren't high-tech barriers against change, but ancient connections between people and the natural world.
While Australia debates the future of energy, 21% of our carbon emissions are quietly seeping through poorly insulated walls, inefficient windows and outdated heating systems in buildings we could retrofit tomorrow.
Australia's cities are racing to build upwards and inwards to solve housing, climate and inequality crises, but the very projects meant to save our urban future risk excluding the communities they're supposed to serve.