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UOW expert commentary (25 November)
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Liveable cities: who decides what that means and how we achieve it?
Cities are places of integration, intense population pressures, migration flows, cultural interactions and variations in socio-economic positioning and values. But what makes them liveable?聽
Banning under twos from screens has little basis in evidence
Guidelines recommending no screens before age two came before interactive and educational tablet and smart phone apps, writes Dr聽Sarah Loughran.
Huge fires are burning northern Australia every year: it’s time to get them under control
Huge fires in September and October burn the most land in northern Australia, writes Dr聽Owen Price.
The long-term future of Australian coal is drying up
The rise of renewables and climate action will spell an end to Australia鈥檚 coal industry, writes Dr聽Adam Lucas.
Rising seas threaten to drown important mangrove forests, unless we intervene
Mangroves put their roots down where few other plants will, writes Dr聽Kerrylee Rogers聽and team.聽
Many fear the worst for humanity, so how do we avoid surrendering to an apocalyptic fate?
People in the West seem to have a bleak vision of the prospects for our way of life and even for the survival of humanity, writes Associate Professor聽Melanie Randle.