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Calls to turbo-charge local government reform - 0 views

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  • growingthings on 29 Jan 14
     
    Proposed "Joint Organisations" of councils should be expanded and made mandatory, the chief executive of Urban Taskforce NSW, Chris Johnson, has said. Revitalising Local Government, an independent report to the state government made public last week, recommends Sydney's 41 councils be reduced to 18, primarily through amalgamating small inner-city councils.
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6 star dreams and industrial wasted-land | Urban Design Blog on WordPress.com - 0 views

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    The concepts of 'central business districts' and 'industrial' 'employment areas' should be questioned for two reasons. The possible effects of the NBN and ICT more broadly on spatial decision-making has generally been overlooked. Secondly, the exclusion of residential from these CBD areas, and commercial and residential from centrally located 'industrial areas' can be seen as...
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In the favelas on the frontline of protest, Brazilians ask: who is this World Cup for? - 1 views

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  • growingthings on 23 Jun 13
     
    Wednesday night was due to be a celebration in Fortaleza. This north-eastern coastal city was the first in Brazil to complete its World Cup stadium in readiness for the 2014 contest. Things didn't quite work out as planned.
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