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Australian cities are crying out for better planning, but the research funding is missing

  • Written by Dorina Pojani, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, The University of Queensland
The Urban Planning Exhibition Centre in Shanghai – good planning is immensely valuable.Jordiferrer/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-NC

Although 90% of our population lives in cities, Australia lacks a national urban policy and our government provides insufficient funding for urban sustainability projects.

Good urban planning is important for a number...

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