On the 20th of March, an enthralled audience in Wellington’s St. James Theatre witnessed talks by Salvador Rueda and Janette Sadik-Kahn. It was an urbanist’s dream come true. They represented a gathering of like-minded urbanists—people who live and breathe various forms of urbanism and, in many instances, like me, base […]
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Planning for Sustainable Urban Mobility (SUM) Here’s a question for planners, designers, agencies, government decision-makers, kaupapa māori organisations, policy writers, and people managers working in the urban development industry: How serious are you about planning for low-income groups, people with limited mobility, and people with disabilities? If you’re serious about
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The restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic have highlighted the need for urban development that fosters proximity and reinforces the attributes that define urban life: Diversity, density and human exchange. Over the course of the three-day “Open Talks Superilla Barcelona”, a discussion and examination of the role of public space for
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Featured image: Midland Park, Lambton Quay Wellington Image credit: Urbanhub Aotearoa A discussion on amenity is called for in the context of the RMA reform as it could end up being lost from our understanding of the values that are needed in the built environment. Amenity conveys the value that feeds the human
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The NBE Act could position Aotearoa to efficiently respond to pressing issues of climate, population growth, housing and biodiversity. “We have moved away from just managing the effects of activities because the existing RMA has allowed cumulative adverse effects, including degraded water, increasing climate emissions and soil loss.” Hon David
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