The Courier Mail
4 September 2008
BADLY designed cities were capable of killing us at a greater rate than terrorism and the threat was growing, says a Brisbane academic. Queensland University of Technology School of Design Professor Janis Birkeland made the claims at the Subtropical Cities conference in Brisbane.
Even the best "green" buildings, such as the acclaimed North Tower office project unveiled on Tuesday in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley, did nothing to alleviate the effects of global warming, she said. The answer was to design cities which improved the environment...
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07 September 2008
BUILT ENVIRONMENT: "Threat to cities worsens as climate change heats up"
