Tag: Smart cities
Emerging digital technologies: What do they mean for settlement patterns and the role of planners?
New technologies have the potential to disrupt current land use patterns and create new opportunities in our cities and regions.
Bust the regional city myths and look beyond the ‘big 5’ for a $378b return
New research shows regional cities generate national economic growth and jobs at the same rate as big metropolitan cities, but they require greater investment to prosper.
Townsville: Australia’s first City Deal
Townsville is the first city to sign a City Deal as part of the Commonwealth Government’s Smart Cities Plan. The Mayor of Townsville, Cr Jenny Hill, sat down with Queensland Planner to explain what it means for the city.
Beyond technology: The evolution of Smart Cities
The concept of Smart Cities is becoming increasingly vague, to the point that it is defined differently by almost every author who writes about it.
Going around in circles: Seoullo 7017
MVRDV has converted a former overpass into a plant-covered walkway in Seoul, South Korea. Landscape Australia editor Ricky Ray Ricardo visited the project and penned this postcard.
Green civic link planned for Parramatta
An ambitious ‘civic spine’ is planned for central Parramatta that will link the railway station to the Parramatta River.
