Network for Asia Pacific Urban Research

What makes Australia so liveable? No so down under

We rated the urban forests of 8 global cities – only Singapore passed the 30% canopy test Have you heard of the 3+30+300 rule for urban forestry? See how Melbourne and Sydney compare to New York, Denver, Seattle, Buenos Aires, Amsterdam and Singapore on trees, canopy and park proximity.

Nice view of Phnom Penh city ,Cambodia 🇰🇭

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Inequalities Seminar - Poverty and Refuge: Shelter, Mobility and the construction of difference between peripheralized communities Poverty and Refuge: Shelter, Mobility and the construction of difference between peripheralized communities LSE Marshall Building, Room 1.09 and on Zoom Refreshments served at 12.15pm before seminar commences at 12:30pm. Speaker: Dr Romola Sanyal, Associate Professor in Urban Geography, LSE Pover

IJURR workshop for early-career urban studies scholars in Southeast Asia. 7-8 December 2024. Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.

Application deadline: 15 August 2024
Announcement of acceptance: 1 September 2024

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Singapore is the world's smartest city - here's why Here are three ways Singapore - named the top smart city in a surbey - is using technology to transform the lives and wellbeing of its citizens

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Centralisation in India appears to have reached its limit. That means it is worth considering the alternative https://econ.st/3zbplkN

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The Emerging Legal Framework for Smart Cities in Vietnam The idea of the “smart city” is widely understood in Vietnam today. On 1 August 2018, the prime minister issued a decision to approve a national plan for development of smart sustainable cities during 2018–2025, with a vision toward 2030. This...

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Australian city world's second most unaffordable, with four others among top 20 The Demographia International Housing Affordability Report has extensively assessed housing data from 94 m...