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Episode 193: How housing in Australia's cities breeds and perpetuates economic and social inequality

Episode 193: How housing in Australia's cities breeds and perpetuates economic and social inequality

FromTalking Architecture & Design


Episode 193: How housing in Australia's cities breeds and perpetuates economic and social inequality

FromTalking Architecture & Design

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Length:
63 minutes
Released:
Feb 20, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The second part of our 2-part series with Tone Wheeler over why our cities and housing are breeding inequality.An in-depth discussion of why the extremely low density city of suburbia with single houses is no longer fit for purpose: not in any of the three measures of sustainability - they are not socially desirable, not environmentally safe and financially ruinous making us a most unequal society. This fascinating discussion covers the reason why housing, schools and education, workplaces and recreation all leading to inequality.  
Released:
Feb 20, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Now celebrating its second year, Talking Architecture & Design is Australia’s first B2B architecture podcast that regularly talks about a range of issues that affect Australia’s architects, building designers and built environment professionals. Run by Australia’s most popular architecture magazine, Architecture & Design, the Talking Architecture & Design podcast gives a regular bite-sized dose of what is important and sometimes what is just plain old interesting to anyone and everyone in the business of building design.