MARK BURRY

While barriers are the most widely used methd of protecting coastal homes and infrastructure in Australia, landscape architects must consider other options

Source: Are seawalls the best answer to rising sea levels – or is retreat a better option? | Guardian Sustainable Business | The Guardian

The influential planner responsible for the revitalisation of Melbourne’s CBD has warned the city will soon be “beyond reasonable repair” if news laws are not urgently introduced to rein in poor skyscraper development.

Source: Melbourne’s CBD ‘beyond repair’ without urgent action, warns urban planner

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/green-light-for-zaha-hadid-tower-seen-as-global-drawcard-for-melbourne-20160710-gq2ggp.html

http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21701491-growing-cities-africa-and-asia-are-bound-spread-out-they-do-not-have-do-it-so

What a sad trend for the world’s most liveable city to be leading.

Source: World’s most liveable city should be ashamed

http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21701491-growing-cities-africa-and-asia-are-bound-spread-out-they-do-not-have-do-it-so?frsc=dg%7Ca

http://www.economist.com/news/china/21700676-chinese-love-their-cars-do-not-want-pay-more-driving-them-great-crawl?frsc=dg%7Ca

http://www.domain.com.au/news/building-cities-of-the-future-the-three-biggest-challenges-they-face-20160617-gphrv5/

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jun/17/shattered-records-climate-change-emergency-today-scientists-warn

From civil rights crusades to The Slap, pools have been at the centre of many of the nation’s defining moments

Source: ‘Strip down to your budgie smugglers’: diving into Australia’s obsession with the pool | Art and design | The Guardian