Making developments green doesn’t help with inequality

Around the world, new developments are increasingly framed as sustainable to both policymakers and prospective buyers. They are seen as a “win-win” for the environment and the economy. However, recent concerns suggest social inequality often results.

Barangaroo is a development on Sydney Harbour
with strong green credentials, but it’s overwhelmingly
 the well-off who enjoy the benefits.

Barangaroo is one such green development on the harbourfront in Sydney, Australia. What was once a contaminated, dilapidated, post-industrial wharf is now home to a six-hectare park, three office towers and two residential complexes. More is to come, in the form of a 275-metre hotel-casino.

Beyond its immense scale, Barangaroo is significant for another reason: it has a commendable sustainability agenda.

Read the piece from The Conversation by a PhD Candidate from University of Technology Sydney, Rupert Legg - “Making developments green doesn’t help with inequality.”