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We are pleased to announce that a new article by Melanie Davern et al. of RMIT University Australian Urban Observatory 'Liveability research creating real world impact: Connecting urban planning and public health through the Australian Urban Observatory' has been accepted! Subscribe: tandfonline.com/toc/rcah20/cur…

Open data from our 2018 Australian National Liveability Study for Australian urban addresses and areas published with detailed description in Nature Scientific Data along with usage notes! doi.org/10.1038/s41597… #15minutecities Billie Giles-Corti Melanie Lowe Suzanne Mavoa Lucy D Gunn @RMIT_CUR

#OpenAccess PUBLISHED: iveability research creating real world impact: connecting urban planning and public health through the Australian Urban Observatory. Melanie Davern et al. Australian Urban Observatory doi.org/10.1080/237488… #urbanhealth #healthycities #liveability

Last year, #NationalTreasure Magda Szubanski AO took deep dive into #chronicdisease and what we can do to reduce its impact. And where did she start? By talking to our director Melanie Davern about how where you live has a big impact on your health. auo.org.au/australian-urb…

Fascinating story in ⁦⁦The Economist⁩ this week mapping the impact of the Blitz on London’s development and post war agglomeration economics. economist.com/interactive/br…

“The Dutch are the most physically active country on earth, getting an average of 12.8 hours of exercise each week. It’s estimated cycling prevents 6,500 premature deaths each year, while saving their economy nearly €20 billion, roughly 3% of their GDP.” bicycling.com/culture/a43907…

More on the economic geography of cities this time from ⁦Paul Krugman⁩ in @NYTOpinion. Will hybrid working mean more investment in local communities within our own superstar cities? nytimes.com/2023/09/01/opi…

“Australian cities hadn’t been set up for active transport like walking or cycling, but policy change could lead to behavioural change, especially for people within a 10-kilometre radius of Melbourne.” theage.com.au/national/victo…

What is #liveability? At the #RMITAUO we are studying the connections between the #builtenvironment and #publichealth We know that #complete, #compact and #connected #cities are best for supporting #healthandwellbeing for all Visit auo.org.au #liveabilitymapped

“But there is a surefire way to limit city temperatures, researchers say: Revive the natural processes that cooled the land before urbanization.” nytimes.com/interactive/20…

“It’s a story of the way the AFL has the power to displace all before it – other sports funding and taxpayer priorities, city ­visions and, as we’ll see, even the people it represents: grassroots clubs and players.” smh.com.au/national/when-…