Livable and likeable - increasing density in our cities

22 February 2020 by Jenny Morawska

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Australians tend to think of density as living in high-rise tiny apartments. Drop the “d-word” at your local pub and see how the term “shoebox” or “vertical slum” quickly follows.

The irony is that the very thing that makes a getaway to central Paris or Barcelona so attractive is what many Australian city residents revile at home. The places we visit and admire are really quite dense.

Here's what we can do to change this in Australia.

https://theconversation.com/no-need-to-give-up-on-crowded-cities-we-can-make-density-so-much-better-131304

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IdeaSpies @ 2020.07.06 2:27 PM
Jenny- some of your posts, including this one, are scheduled for IdeaSpies Instagram. If you have instagram please let us know the name so we can tag you when they appear. Thanks for the interesting ideas you're sharing.

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