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Growing food and density together

The Growing Food and Density Together summary report aims to help inform stakeholders interested in developing urban food strategies and enable sustainable urban transformation through local food production.

8 Nov 2023

Creating a Spark: Energy Sharing Communities

Creating A Spark is a guide that shows how councils and communities can take control of their energy generation and share it.

17 Aug 2022

Valuing Creative Placemaking Toolkit

This project focused on the ways that creative placemaking activities are linked to social and economic value, to demonstrate that these activities have direct or…

1 Aug 2022

Cooling the Commons: Guide for Western Sydney

This research project analysed studies that have documented best practices to achieve thermal comfort in cities with similar climatic conditions to Sydney.

1 Aug 2020

Affordable build to rent

This research project explored the potential for a ‘Build-to-Rent’ (BTR) sector with affordable rental as a component in the New South Wales housing market.

1 Aug 2019

Power Plants: Phytoremediation Gardens

This research project involves UrbanGrowth NSW Development Corporation working collaboratively with the University of Newcastle, the University of Technology Sydney, the University of New South…

20 Oct 2018

Revitalising Urban Heritage through Adaptive Re-Use

This research project was a collaboration between UrbanGrowth NSW, Western Sydney University, Macquarie University and the University of Sydney.

20 June 2018

The Connected City Data Hub

The Connected City Data Hub research project was a collaboration between Landcom, the University of Wollongong; the University of New South Wales and Western Sydney…

31 Mar 2018

Implications of Connected and Automated Vehicles for the Bays Precinct

Landcom, the UrbanGrowth NSW Development Corporation and Transport for NSW recognise the importance of new transport technologies in shaping the future of urban development.

20 Mar 2018
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