Once again, inner-city Brisbane homeowners are attempting to block a medium-density housing project in their neighbourhood. UQ|UP’s Dorina Pojani says the inner city is the perfect location for more medium-density housing. Read the ABC News article, by Kenji Sato: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-30/highgate-hill-brisbane-residents-oppose-apartment-development/104873710 Continue reading
It’s been a busy start to the New Year for UQ|UP’s Dorina Pojani. She’s been in the spotlight with a flurry of media engagements around the pressing issue of housing affordability, sharing her insights on public housing, NIMBYism, housesitting as hidden homelessness, rent control, and more. Check out the links below to read, watch, or … Continue reading
Want to know more about the links between the feminist movement and city planning? Listen to Dorina discuss her books Trophy Cities and Early Planning Utopias on Harvard’s podcast ‘Architecture Off-Centre‘, with Vaissnavi Shukl. Available on all the major platforms: Continue reading
UQ|UP member Dorina Pojani spoke today on ABC Radio Brisbane about the growing concern over heat and street tree coverage inequality across Brisbane. As urban areas continue to heat up, Dorina highlighted the disparities in tree canopy coverage between neighbourhoods, which can lead to unequal access to cooler, shaded public spaces. Tree coverage plays a … Continue reading
Thanks to ultra-cheap public transport fares, Queenslanders are rediscovering the joys of public transport. Travel for pleasure is being revitalised. The downside: more crowded ferries, buses, and trains. Read Dorina Pojani’s interview in The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/11/the-best-50-cents-you-can-spend-queenslands-ultra-cheap-public-transport-fares-revitalise-travel-for-pleasure Continue reading
The latest edition of UDIA WA’s thought leadership magazine, The Urbanist, is now available! The theme for this edition explores the public realm – what it means, why it is important and different approaches to design and development. Feature articles include gender sensitive urban design, outlined by Anna Chauvel and UQUP’s Dorina Pojani. Plus, much … Continue reading
We are in an era in which states seek to demonstrate their power and values through the construction of new cities. This new wave of development is global: in Egypt with the New Administrative Capital, in Indonesia with Nusantara, in Kenya with Konza Techno City and Tatu City, and in California’s Solano County. The promise … Continue reading
Housing affordability in 2024 is the worst on record, with too few affordable dwellings available to buy or rent. It’s no wonder a large proportion of the population is anxious about housing. So, as voters get ready to head to the polls for the Queensland state elections on 26 October, how will the major parties … Continue reading
Individuals with sensory sensitivity, autism, migraines, and a range of neurological conditions can be deeply affected by the design of their physical environments. How can planners help? For some answers and to learn more, read today’s news feature on neurodesign in The Pineapple, including interviews with UQ|UP member Dorina Pojani and Kelsey Chapman at Griffith … Continue reading
Queensland is struggling to manage growth along its coastline. UQ|UP’s Dorina Pojani was invited to comment in the Courier Mail last week. An excerpt of the article, by Letea Cavander, is below. Link to full article. Exclusive enclaves to huge suburbs: How decade of growth changed Qld’s coastline 12 August 2024 […] University of Queensland urban planning … Continue reading