Judy Bush

Senior Lecturer in urban planning: nature-based solutions, biodiversity, climate change, urban policy and the urban heat island effect

[Andreanne Doyon @AndreanneDoyon]

New paper alert (open access)! Planning a just nature-based city: Listening for the voice of an urban river. @bushjude and I highlight the Yarra River-Birrarung case study to explore Indigenous Knowledges, justice and nature-based solutions https://t.co/fav8xpPeGr

[Judy Bush @bushjude]

The answer is more trees! ... helping us achieve urban planning and public health goals: https://t.co/8QETSlvxt7

[Judy Bush @bushjude]

What makes a great footpath? The answer is key to our happiness and wellbeing as we age https://t.co/WLcj0LB9vn via @ConversationEDU

[Judy Bush @bushjude]

'We can write novels of memories made here': Elder-led land restoration is about rebuilding love https://t.co/5otWXgolfY via @ConversationEDU

[Judy Bush @bushjude]

'Gut-wrenching and infuriating': why Australia is the world leader in mammal extinctions, and what to do about it: "We know strong legislation and billions rather than millions of dollars are needed to stop extinctions" https://t.co/V2jGFHGAQA via @ConversationEDU

[Judy Bush @bushjude]

Famine should not exist in 2022, yet Somalia faces its worst yet. Wealthy countries, pay your dues: climate change: #PayUp4LossAndDamage https://t.co/UQ4uHAagB3 via @ConversationEDU

[Judy Bush @bushjude]

Indigenous water rights: Gunditjmara traditional owners handed unallocated water from Fitzroy River system https://t.co/mTQJBQeYXC via @ABCaustralia

[Judy Bush @bushjude]

And by adding the right vegetation we could make our urban areas biodiversity friendly too https://t.co/zNIVVUAfLZ

[Judy Bush @bushjude]

Cars have taken over our neighbourhoods. Kid-friendly superblocks are a way for residents to reclaim their streets https://t.co/08FDcv9sid via @ConversationEDU

[Judy Bush @bushjude]

Magpies, curlews, peregrine falcons: how birds adapt to our cities, bringing wonder, joy and conflict https://t.co/PbuLGz4Cjl via @ConversationEDU

[Judy Bush @bushjude]

Labor's plan to save threatened species is an improvement – but it's still well short of what we need https://t.co/wfDCTs8EYL via @ConversationEDU

[Laura Tingle @latingle]

I keep watching this

[ulurustatement @ulurustatement]

It’s been more than five years since the Regional Dialogues that led to the creation of the Uluru Statement.

Silence never made history. Encourage your friends and family to learn more about a Voice to Parliament.

Let’s get this done.

#HistoryIsCalling #UluruStatement

[Judy Bush @bushjude]

@SuperSculptress @kyliesoanes Yes! same at Darling Harbour, Sydney - I felt the wing feathers against my cheek as the snatch and grab manoeuvre unfolded!

[Judy Bush @bushjude]

Epitome of short-termism - destroying an amazing ecosystem for fossil fuels - that need to stay in the ground if we want to stop climate change

[Tanya Ha 🌱 tanyaha.bsky.social @Ha_Tanya]

‘The magnificent Lake Eyre Basin is threatened by 831 oil and gas wells – and more are planned. Is that what Australians really want?’ - Richard Kingsford for ⁦@ConversationEDU⁩ https://t.co/dw24Rp7yGw

[Tanya Ha 🌱 tanyaha.bsky.social @Ha_Tanya]

‘The magnificent Lake Eyre Basin is threatened by 831 oil and gas wells – and more are planned. Is that what Australians really want?’ - Richard Kingsford for ⁦@ConversationEDU⁩ https://t.co/dw24Rp7yGw

[Judy Bush @bushjude]

Australia's climate change inaction violated Torres Strait Islanders' rights, UN finds https://t.co/rDr3h38TDj

[Judy Bush @bushjude]

In a win for Traditional Owners, Origin is walking away from the Beetaloo Basin. But the fight against fracking is not over https://t.co/tX1xdxhDBa via @ConversationEDU