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The ethical city: an idea whose time has come

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor

Globally, there is intense discussion about the future of urban life through the World Urban Campaign. The central proposition is that:

… the battle for a more sustainable future will be won or lost in cities.

Presumably, this is predicated on the fact that 54% of the world’s people live in cities, where 70% of global GDP is generated....

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The planner's new best friend: we can now track land-use changes on a scale of centimetres

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageThe urban landscape is complex and ever-changing in cities such as Perth, but digital aerial photography can now monitor even the smallest changes.Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

Cities and mine sites are complex spaces, which frequently change at a fine scale. This makes them hard to monitor. It is now possible, though, to adapt digital aerial...

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From riches to riches: the effect of affluent medical students on patients

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageIf a majority of med students come from privileged backgrounds, how are they to understand their patients who don't?from www.shutterstock.com

Thousands of bright-eyed and bushy-tailed students recently found out whether they had been accepted into Australian medical schools.

Selection is a highly competitive process, requiring an impressive...

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