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View article: The agency of change: conceptualizing pathways towards an affordable housing future
The agency of change: conceptualizing pathways towards an affordable housing future Open
View article: First among equals: The implementation of integrated disaster risk management and climate change policies in Pacific Island Countries
First among equals: The implementation of integrated disaster risk management and climate change policies in Pacific Island Countries Open
View article: Responding to climate change in Vietnam: A study of local action plans
Responding to climate change in Vietnam: A study of local action plans Open
Vietnam is particularly vulnerable to climate change, as indicated in the latest IPCC report.It is therefore particularly important to both understand and ensure the effectiveness of mechanisms for responding to climate change in Vietnam. …
View article: Tracing the ruptures and rhythms of summer heat, energy vulnerability and home
Tracing the ruptures and rhythms of summer heat, energy vulnerability and home Open
This paper traces the rhythms and ruptures of summer heat-at-home, revealing unexplored spatiotemporal dimensions of energy and heat vulnerability in the context of climate change. The paper draws on relational and embodied ideas about hea…
View article: Enlisting the work of boundaries and boundary objects in shaping apartment waste
Enlisting the work of boundaries and boundary objects in shaping apartment waste Open
Recycling in apartments has been problematised around the world, as this housing typology is associated with relatively low resource recovery rates. Rather that assuming that occupant behaviours are the key concern, this paper starts with …
View article: Front Matter
Front Matter Open
This collection of 14 diverse chapters attends to the highly challenging problem of addressing inequality within decarbonization processes, practices and policies. Two central questions arise as efforts to address the climate crisis multip…
View article: The interrelationships between kitchen design and food practices for apartment dwellers in Melbourne, Australia: an exploratory study
The interrelationships between kitchen design and food practices for apartment dwellers in Melbourne, Australia: an exploratory study Open
Apartment-living is on the increase, despite this, little is known about how it influences food practices. We explored the interrelations between apartment kitchen design and food practices using Photo elicited interviews and an inductive …
View article: Countering exclusionary infrastructure in apartment waste management: Towards a relational place-based governance in Victoria
Countering exclusionary infrastructure in apartment waste management: Towards a relational place-based governance in Victoria Open
In this paper we illustrate how normalised practices and strategies of waste management pay insufficient attention to social life and distributional impacts by excluding apartments and placing them at the margins of domestic waste manageme…
View article: First Among Equals: The Implementation of Integrated Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Policies in Pacific Island Countries
First Among Equals: The Implementation of Integrated Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Policies in Pacific Island Countries Open
View article: Horsham Catalyst Research and Evaluation
Horsham Catalyst Research and Evaluation Open
This Horsham Catalyst Research and Evaluation - Final Report presents outcomes from a three-year mixedmethod evaluation of the Department of Health and Human Services' (herein the department) low-carbon housing in Horsham, Victoria. The ai…
View article: Design-led decision support for regional climate adaptation
Design-led decision support for regional climate adaptation Open
This document constitutes the final report of the research project Design-Led Decision Support for Regional Climate Adaptation. It outlines a decision support framework for policy makers to engage multiple perspectives in regional climate …
View article: Retrofit Justice: Achieving Essential Energy in the Home Through Valued Energy Functionings, Cooperation and Ethics of Care
Retrofit Justice: Achieving Essential Energy in the Home Through Valued Energy Functionings, Cooperation and Ethics of Care Open
View article: Drivers of demand for zero and towards zero emissions residential retrofits
Drivers of demand for zero and towards zero emissions residential retrofits Open
The scope of work for the project is confined to residential buildings. For the purpose of this project, residential buildings include detached and semi-detached houses (Class 1a) and apartments (Class 2), as defined in the Building Code o…
View article: Resilient urban systems: a socio-technical study of community scale climate change adaptation initiatives
Resilient urban systems: a socio-technical study of community scale climate change adaptation initiatives Open
The Resilient Urban Systems project sought to understand how community-scale energy and water systems influence community adaptive capacity and resilience to climate change. The final project report for the Resilient Urban Systems project …
View article: Residential energy efficiency and health – a mixed methods study of a quasi-randomised controlled trial of energy efficiency improvements of the homes of low-income Home and Community Care recipients near Melbourne, Australia
Residential energy efficiency and health – a mixed methods study of a quasi-randomised controlled trial of energy efficiency improvements of the homes of low-income Home and Community Care recipients near Melbourne, Australia Open
At the intersection of climate change mitigation as an opportunity for health and housing as a social determinant of health, this research contributes to a better understanding of residential energy efficiency and health as a socio‐technic…
View article: Living change: Adaptive housing responses to climate change in the town camps of Alice Springs
Living change: Adaptive housing responses to climate change in the town camps of Alice Springs Open
This project focussed upon adaptive housing responses to climate change in the town camps of Alice Springs. It particularly examined household practices of staying cool and keeping warm in the context of increasing extremes of temperatures…
View article: Informing a strategy for circular economy housing in Australia
Informing a strategy for circular economy housing in Australia Open
This final Inquiry report informs a strategy to facilitate circular economy housing: from construction, through operation to demolition. It draws on four coordinated research projects. The gravity and urgency of the climate emergency and t…
View article: Informing a strategy for circular economy housing in Australia
Informing a strategy for circular economy housing in Australia Open
This final Inquiry report informs a strategy to facilitate circular economy housing: from construction, through operation to demolition. It draws on four coordinated research projects. The gravity and urgency of the climate emergency and t…
View article: Informing a strategy for circular economy housing in Australia
Informing a strategy for circular economy housing in Australia Open
AHURI's mission is to deliver high quality research that influences policy development and practice change to improve the housing and urban environments of
View article: Recognition justice in Australia: Hidden energy vulnerability through the experiences of intermediaries
Recognition justice in Australia: Hidden energy vulnerability through the experiences of intermediaries Open
In the context of recognition as a key principle of energy justice, this study explores the role of trusted intermediaries in recognising and identifying hidden energy vulnerability. Hidden energy vulnerability is the propensity of househo…
View article: High‐rise plastic: Socio‐material entanglements in apartments
High‐rise plastic: Socio‐material entanglements in apartments Open
Plastic is a persistent problem in westernised cities. Yet it is also a key mediator, affording and assisting the everyday. In small apartments, it supports daily life by assisting with waste management, storage, and provisioning of afford…
View article: The lived experience of COVID-19: housing and household resilience
The lived experience of COVID-19: housing and household resilience Open
This study investigated housing outcomes during the first three months of the COVID-19 pandemic, and evaluated the complex interrelated impacts it is having on Australian households with a range of vulnerabilities. COVID-19 has exacerbated…
View article: The lived experience of COVID-19: housing and household resilience
The lived experience of COVID-19: housing and household resilience Open
This study investigated housing outcomes during the first three months of the COVID-19 pandemic, and evaluated the complex interrelated impacts it is having on Australian households with a range of vulnerabilities. COVID-19 has exacerbated…
View article: Warm, cool and energy-affordable housing policy solutions for low-income renters
Warm, cool and energy-affordable housing policy solutions for low-income renters Open
This research examined the incidence of energy hardship for Australian low income renters, and considered strategies and policy actions to reduce its impact on the lives of such households. Up to 40% of Australian households who rent their…
View article: Warm, cool and energy-affordable housing policy solutions for low-income renters
Warm, cool and energy-affordable housing policy solutions for low-income renters Open
This research examined the incidence of energy hardship for Australian low income renters, and considered strategies and policy actions to reduce its impact on the lives of such households. Up to 40% of Australian households who rent their…
View article: Warm, cool and energy-affordable housing policy solutions for low-income renters
Warm, cool and energy-affordable housing policy solutions for low-income renters Open
This research examined the incidence of energy hardship for Australian low income renters, and considered strategies and policy actions to reduce its impact on the lives of such households. Up to 40% of Australian households who rent their…
View article: Climate and cultural differences in energy use in domestic buildings [Cultural-E Project - Deliverable D2.1]
Climate and cultural differences in energy use in domestic buildings [Cultural-E Project - Deliverable D2.1] Open
Within the CULTURAL-E project cultural and climatic considerations are incorporated into the Plus Energy Building (PEB) designs, which are being implemented in residential demo buildings located in four European climatic areas. As a means …
View article: Improving Outcomes for Apartment Residents and Neighbourhoods
Improving Outcomes for Apartment Residents and Neighbourhoods Open
This research investigates the demographic characteristics, types of buildings and neighbourhoods of lower-income apartment residents in Australia so as to improve wellbeing, community and housing affordability outcomes.
View article: Improving outcomes for apartment residents and neighbourhoods
Improving outcomes for apartment residents and neighbourhoods Open
• The number and proportion of Australians living in apartments is increasing. A broad cross-section of Australian society lives in apartments, but lower-income households are over-represented compared to other dwelling types. • Lower-inco…
View article: Retrofit Poverty: Socioeconomic Spatial Disparities in Retrofit Subsidies Uptake
Retrofit Poverty: Socioeconomic Spatial Disparities in Retrofit Subsidies Uptake Open
Framed in the concept of distributional justice, retrofit poverty may be understood as the inequality of opportunity to improve the energy performance of the home. Retrofitting existing homes may have substantial carbon-mitigation and cost…