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It is important for decision makers to take a long-term approach to improving the quality of life in our cities, towns and villages, says Justin Webber
Juliana O'Rourke explores the benefits of collaborative urban, transport and health public health planning
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Could it be that a planning system formerly obsessed with process and detail is finally morphing into a framework that understands social worth and can get back to creating really good places? Juliana O’Rourke, managing editor at Resource for Urban Development Information, reports
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