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View article: A national roadmap for improving the building quality of Australian housing stock
A national roadmap for improving the building quality of Australian housing stock Open
Housing that is in poor physical condition has direct negative health impacts for occupants, is more expensive to run and reduces Australia’s ability to mitigate and adapt to climate change. This research investigates what is needed to lif…
View article: A national roadmap for improving the building quality of Australian housing stock
A national roadmap for improving the building quality of Australian housing stock Open
Housing that is in poor physical condition has direct negative health impacts for occupants, is more expensive to run and reduces Australia’s ability to mitigate and adapt to climate change. This research investigates what is needed to lif…
View article: Experiencing the housing affordability problem: blocked aspirations, trade-offs and financial hardships
Experiencing the housing affordability problem: blocked aspirations, trade-offs and financial hardships Open
Seeks to provide a comprehensive assessment of housing affordability for lower-income Australians, addressing the scale, complexity of debate and policy imperatives from a wide and coherent range of perspectives. NRV3 has produced a number…
View article: Evidence-lite zone: the weak evidence behind the economic case against planning regulation
Evidence-lite zone: the weak evidence behind the economic case against planning regulation Open
This article was published open access under a CC BY licence: https://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0 .
View article: Evidence-lite zone: The weak evidence behind the economic case against planning regulation
Evidence-lite zone: The weak evidence behind the economic case against planning regulation Open
Economists have taken a strong interest in identifying the costs of land use regulation. But how good is their evidence? We examine three economic approaches to this question—regulatory intensity, zoning tax, and housing as opportunity—and…
View article: Sustainable Indigenous Housing in Regional and Remote Australia
Sustainable Indigenous Housing in Regional and Remote Australia Open
For Indigenous housing to be sustainable, it should be safe and humane. It should support householders to enact healthy living practices and secure their wellbeing and be provided in the places Indigenous people prefer to live to meet dif…
View article: Sustainable Indigenous housing in regional and remote Australia
Sustainable Indigenous housing in regional and remote Australia Open
This research explores what is required for sustainable Indigenous housing in remote Australia to deliver positive health outcomes, so that housing stock is maintained at high levels and is designed with climate change in mind.
View article: Challenging the Discourse around the Impacts of Airbnb through Suburbs Not Cities: Lessons from Australia and COVID-19
Challenging the Discourse around the Impacts of Airbnb through Suburbs Not Cities: Lessons from Australia and COVID-19 Open
Supporters of short-term rental (STR) platforms state that STRs represent a small fraction of the housing market of major cities and therefore have little impact on rents. However, there is emerging evidence that suggests that STRs have hi…
View article: The role and significance of planning in the determination of house prices in Australia: Recent policy debates
The role and significance of planning in the determination of house prices in Australia: Recent policy debates Open
On the world stage, Australian cities have been punching above their weight in global indexes of housing prices, sparking heated debates about the causes of and remedies for, sustained house price inflation. This paper examines the evidenc…
View article: Rental Insights A COVID-19 Collection
Rental Insights A COVID-19 Collection Open
This Collection offers insights from twenty of Australia’s leader academics and thinkers into the survey results of 15,000 Australian rental households. The Collection draws on data from The Australian Rental Housing Conditions Dataset fun…
View article: Marginal Housing during COVID-19
Marginal Housing during COVID-19 Open
This research examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on marginal and informal housing and short-term rental accommodation to establish any health and housing risks, and investigates any changes to the demand and supply of informal ho…
View article: Ending Single-Family Zoning: Is There a Plan B?
Ending Single-Family Zoning: Is There a Plan B? Open
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View article: Strategic Planning, ‘City Deals’ and Affordable Housing
Strategic Planning, ‘City Deals’ and Affordable Housing Open
This study examines how local and international funding interventions focussed on specific regions, such as City Deals, deliver affordable rental housing for low income households to enhance urban productivity. Such strategic policy interv…
View article: Inquiry into increasing affordable housing supply: Evidence-based principles and strategies for Australian policy and practice
Inquiry into increasing affordable housing supply: Evidence-based principles and strategies for Australian policy and practice Open
This study examined the range of strategies and initiatives governments have used to leverage affordable housing supply across the continuum of housing needs (i.e. from social housing to affordable rental and home ownership) in a constrain…
View article: Inquiry into increasing affordable housing supply: Evidence-based principles and strategies for Australian policy and practice
Inquiry into increasing affordable housing supply: Evidence-based principles and strategies for Australian policy and practice Open
Key findings This is the Final Report of an AHURI Inquiry into the range of strategies and initiatives that governments have used to leverage affordable housing supply in a constrained funding and increasingly market-driven context. With e…
View article: Supporting affordable housing supply: inclusionary planning in new and renewing communities
Supporting affordable housing supply: inclusionary planning in new and renewing communities Open
This study examined how planning mechanisms support affordable housing supply in Australia and overseas. In England 43 per cent of affordable housing built in 2015–16 (12,866 units) were delivered due to inclusionary planning requirements,…
View article: Supporting affordable housing supply: inclusionary planning in new and renewing communities
Supporting affordable housing supply: inclusionary planning in new and renewing communities Open
Key findings There is growing interest in the potential for inclusionary planning approaches to help deliver affordable housing supply in Australian cities and regions. Within wider government strategies for affordable housing supply, incl…
View article: Putting Practice into Theory: Reconciling Academic Discourse with Experience
Putting Practice into Theory: Reconciling Academic Discourse with Experience Open
This paper is based on our work with experienced professionals in the Practitioner in Residence (PIR) Program. The program allows an experienced urban practitioner to undertake a period of supported research in residence at the University …
View article: When Tourists Move In: How Should Urban Planners Respond to Airbnb?
When Tourists Move In: How Should Urban Planners Respond to Airbnb? Open
Problem, research strategy, and findings: The online accommodation platform Airbnb has expanded globally, raising substantial planning and regulatory concerns. We ask whether Airbnb rentals generate significant neighborhood impacts like no…
View article: Reviewing Changes to Housing Management on Remote Indigenous Communities
Reviewing Changes to Housing Management on Remote Indigenous Communities Open
The shortage of housing in remote communities, and their deteriorated condition, has long been associated with high levels of crowding, homelessness and serious health and social problems affecting the wellbeing of Indigenous Australians. …
View article: Reviewing changes to housing management on remote Indigenous communities
Reviewing changes to housing management on remote Indigenous communities Open
The shortage of housing in remote communities, and their deteriorated condition, has long been associated with high levels of crowding, homelessness and serious health and social problems affecting the wellbeing of Indigenous Australians. …
View article: Exchange between researchers and practitioners in urban planning: achievable objective or a bridge too far?/The use of academic research in planning practice: who, what, where, when and how?/Bridging research and practice through collaboration: lessons from a joint working group/Getting the relationship between researchers and practitioners working/Art and urban planning: stimulating researcher, practitioner and community engagement/Collaboration between researchers and practitioners: Political and bureaucratic issues/Investigating Research/Conclusion: Breaking down barriers through international practice?
Exchange between researchers and practitioners in urban planning: achievable objective or a bridge too far?/The use of academic research in planning practice: who, what, where, when and how?/Bridging research and practice through collaboration: lessons from a joint working group/Getting the relationship between researchers and practitioners working/Art and urban planning: stimulating researcher, practitioner and community engagement/Collaboration between researchers and practitioners: Political and bureaucratic issues/Investigating Research/Conclusion: Breaking down barriers through international practice? Open
Exchange between researchers and practitioners in urban planning: achievable objective or a bridge too far?/The use of academic research in planning practice: who, what, where, when and how?/Bridging research and practice through collabora…