Tony Matthews
@drtonymatthews
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Snr Lecturer, Urban & Environmental Planning, @Griffith_Uni. Strategist, commentator, problem solver. Brisbane via Cork. Views my own; RT etc ≠ endorsement.
Joined April 2016
Check out my @SubstackInc page, 'Sights on Cities'. Exploring cities as the places and spaces where most contemporary human experience happens. Multi-dimensional analysis, diversity of opinion. Real insights in real time.
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Suburbs are often unfairly depicted as unfashionable, dull and boring. Less recognised is the fact they are our cultural engine-rooms.
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Kindness never needs an audience, it only needs a beneficiary. Allow your good deeds to be their own motivation and reward.
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I couldn’t count the number of flights I have taken, incl today, but I’m never less than amazed at the reality of flying and that something so huge can take off and land elegantly
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RT @urbanismnz: Four transformative stressors from @drtonymatthews without home ownership, you have no chance of social mobility over time;…
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RT @APACnetwork: Cities around the world are moving down radically different pathways toward sustainability, and a new set of city benchmar…
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@Darchen2 @Planographer @Planosopher @DallasRogers101 @CityByrne @HurleyJoe @urbanmargin No for anzaps, yes for soac
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Out now and free to all readers! "15-minute cities are nothing but old wine in a new bottle. The current international furore doesn’t change the fact they are a fad; unwarranted, unworkable, and unnecessary." If you like it, subscribe for more!
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Sights on Cities Substack: 15-Minute Cities are old wine in a new bottle
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Sights on Cities: New article tomorrow! 15-Minute Cities are old wine in a new bottle “Planning history is filled with two dimensional dreams materialising into three dimensional nightmares. I see low potential for 15-minute cities to be any different.”
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Perhaps of interest @Planographer @sandyjamesplan @urbanizationist @urbanmargin @CrystalLegacy1 @places_calling @DrEdgarLiu @citiesres @pia_planning @pia_qld @GregVann @shanespargo @focx @Dr_LisaStafford @urbanismnz @SwelteringCity @nicole_bennetts @federalfuture @alicecharles
Check out my @SubstackInc page, 'Sights on Cities'. Exploring cities as the places and spaces where most contemporary human experience happens. Multi-dimensional analysis, diversity of opinion. Real insights in real time.
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@Kiha2881Edwin @APACnetwork @Oriel_Morrison @Griffith_Uni @JasonDasey No problem with that as long as there’s sufficient access to associated infrastructure, eg, hospitals etc
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RT @APACnetwork: Escalating heat in cities and suburbs is a growing public health concern, especially for our elderly. @Griffith_Uni's @drt…
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Environmental Design for Urban Cooling, Access, and Safety in Aged Care Facilities New paper, open access to help share cutting edge planning and design knowledge with practitioners
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