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Soft urbanism could save cities millions
With the ever-present need to do more with less resources, Council’s across Australia and New Zealand are working innovatively to find new ways to leverage off, and partner with, external organisations. In some cases the savings could be in the millions. Urbanismplus have helped to drive innovation in this area over the last 5 years, […] more...
Creative industries initiative generates employment in Dunedin’s historic ‘Warehouse Precinct’.
Flowing from Urbanismplus’ 2011 Dunedin Central City Strategy which was managed by Kobus Mentz and Wayne Bredemeijer, this project is already producing tangible results and has prompted Mayor David Cull to note: “This project successfully offers an inspirational vision and incisive strategic plan that illustrates urban design’s relevance in these challenging times”. The project’s high quality […] more...
Defending Sustainable Urbanism
Sustainable urbanism is fast becoming a casualty of the financial squeeze. Local authorities are cutting important strategic initiatives and, in some cases, sprawl is set to make a comeback by loosening growth boundaries. To counter this requires efforts which go beyond the conventional urban design approaches. Urbanists need to illustrate: How sound economics can be […] more...