Elek Pafka is senior lecturer in urban planning and urban design at The University of Melbourne.
Elek Pafka's Latest contributions
How do we get urban density ‘just right’? The Goldilocks quest for the ‘missing middle’
Metrics of density can be inaccurate, biased or confusing. Researchers Elek Pafka and Merrick Morley argue, “We need a better understanding of the different conceptions and metrics of densities and how they relate to people’s everyday experiences.”
As coronavirus forces us to keep our distance, city density matters less than internal density
As coronavirus forces us to keep our distance, city density matters less than internal density
What makes a city tick? Designing the ‘urban DMA’
Kim Dovey and Elek Pafka discuss the critical factors all great cities have in common.
