Tag Archives: Hobart

Taming the traffic: a Danish recipe for better cities

One way of cutting down on motor vehicle emissions is to make it more pleasant to visit the city without your car close at hand. Enter Jan Gehl, whose mission is liveable cities. [2 March 2010 | Peter Boyer] When Jan … Continue reading

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A reflective toast in this blessed place

We should celebrate our good fortune in Tasmania these past 12 months, with good rains and a glorious summer, but not without reminding ourselves of the ever-pressing need to reduce our carbon emissions. [12 January 2010 | Peter Boyer] At the … Continue reading

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How climate change will hit our coasts

The impact of climate change on coastal Australia will be immense, according to a federal parliamentary report released last week. We need to prepare now for the inevitable shocks to come. [3 November 2009 | Peter Boyer] Those old outback symbols … Continue reading

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