Artificial intelligence is a double-edged sword that can help enhance transparency, but also perpetuate false claims about sustainability efforts.
Why did the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse? And, just as importantly, how might we make other bridges more safe against such collapse?
Discover how music, fiction and other creative works can offer solace and foster empathy amid the complexities of climate change.
While each city building is part of an overall urban composition, its individual impacts are also important. Here are eight of Melbourne’s best.
More than 50% of drivers on Australian roads say they’ve engaged in some form of aggressive driving, but a new driving program is aiming to change this behaviour.
Loneliness must be regarded as a public health priority. Find out some of the surprising ways we can tackle it in Monash University’s podcast, ‘What Happens Next?’.
Is Indonesia's proposed new capital in Borneo a model for sustainable urban transformation in Southeast Asia, or an impending environmental disaster?
A survey of more than 4000 Victorians has found that more than three-quarters are interested in riding a bike, but only in infrastructure that separates people from cars – such as protected bike lanes.
The recent TramLab collaboration examines the issues impacting safety and perceptions of safety for women and girls on Victorian public transport.
Unlike, for instance, lawnmowers, you don’t just “plug in” a bus to a regular outlet – the charging equipment is sophisticated, extensive, and expensive.
The transport sector is Australia’s second-largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. To reach net zero, we need to change modes of transport, infrastructure, and the design of our cities.
Urban local governments take planetary health into their own hands by encouraging local and sustainable eating.
Electric scooters, e-bikes and other forms of micromobility have set the wheels in motion for a revolution in the way we move around cities.
Cities and regions can capitalise on the benefits of the COVID-induced intercity and intracity migration, but it will require a pivot in planning and design policy.
The Citarum River in Indonesia is the focus of a revitalisation project, and a Monash University cross-faculty team has been called on to help make it happen.
Monash University Architect Shelley Penn AM’s commitment is to enrich society by refining the built environment.
Research across two countries shows that a lack of meaningful connections, coupled with media sensationalism, cultivate concerning perceptions.
Public-space cameras are meant to make us feel safer, but women don’t always see them that way.
In this episode of the What Happens Next? podcast, our investigation looks into the future of the gig economy.
Australian bicycles are largely influenced by sport, not utility. We should embrace cargo bikes for their usefulness.
With the recession here, it's an opportune time for Australians to rethink their habit of buying a new item instead of repairing the old.
Can architecture be a tool for acknowledging Australia’s original inhabitants?
Australia’s abandoned mines could become community assets, rather than liabilities.
Let's take what we’ve learned from our COVID-19 experience to radically rethink the relationship between our environment and human health.
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