Brisbane Life Study takes a snapshot of our city’s performance across several areas – from jobs and loneliness to walkability and tree cover – to assess quality of life and liveability.
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Welcome to our new series,the Brisbane Life Study,where we investigate the city’s main challenges – and solutions to them – as the population grows.
While heavy industry is no longer polluting the air,there is still friction between people and the environment in south-east Queensland.
In one of Brisbane’s biggest urban redevelopment precincts,some residents talk about having to deal with the sun’s ‘morning burn’ or ‘evening burn’.
Experts believe more needs to be done to prevent and mitigate the impact of Brisbane’s “heat islands”,where temperatures are higher and liveability is lower.
Brisbane has more suburbs with good tree cover than any other state capital. The challenge is keeping it.
Research suggests inner Brisbane is great for pedestrians,but advocates say it doesn’t tell the whole story.
Brisbane’s reputation as one of Australia’s greenest cities is well deserved,but experts question whether the mix is right when it comes to public open space.
Brisbane may have shrugged off its “big country town” label,but planning decisions will determine whether it retains its sense of community.
Like Los Angeles,Brisbane is an Olympic city in the throes of a homelessness crisis. And both are searching for solutions.
For most,the quality – or otherwise – of their life can come down to one word – access. So how does Brisbane fare?
The pandemic changed the way we work,but as we crawl out of the COVID years,is the shift really permanent?
More than 30 per cent of all transport trips in Greater Brisbane are less than six kilometres in length and two-thirds are for school drop-offs,meeting friends and for shopping.
Education levels are still higher in other cities,but Brisbane is expected to enjoy a white-collar jobs boom – even if health and aged care still dominates.