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Ghana’s latest population census offers a window into the contested terrain of population statistics.
We need more research and research capacity that’s better suited to current housing challenges. We must inform housing providers and policy-makers to provide solutions and evaluate those solutions.
The pandemic has accelerated some urban trends and reversed others, while focusing attention on the vulnerabilities of cities. The old planning certainties will have to be revisited.
Most of the budget’s housing measures shuffle the queue, rather than increase the number of homes.
Plastic versions of igloos show an early example of culturally sensitive housing, abandoned in favour of inadequate southern-style structures.
The pledge to build 30,000 homes over the next five years exposes the government’s inaction, but it’s still only a fraction of the number Australians need.
The government of Ghana needs a more creative solution to the problem of advance rent payment
Budget 2021 includes significant investment in Indigenous communities. Moving forward, post-pandemic recovery and future budgets need to address systemic inequalities.
Africa’s urban challenges are increasingly well known and documented. But the amount of data produced on urban Africa still pales in comparison to other parts of the world.
We’ve plenty of homes. Rents have barely moved for half a decade
Without making housing supply the priority, the government’s tax-based policies create more objectives than they can reasonably achieve.
Allowing Australians to use their super to buy homes would most benefit those with the most super. They’re the least in need.
While investments are important, what’s more important is the process and mechanisms through which Indigenous people access funding.
Despite millions of free homes built since 1994, spatial inequality in South Africa remains high. A study evaluating a programme to boost rentals in well-located areas found mixed results, however.
Building retrofits are no joke: They make dwellings healthier and more energy-efficient. And when they’re done in low-income housing, they also reduce inequality.
Poor indoor air on tribal lands can cause a range of respiratory illnesses, including viral infections. Here’s how people are fixing the problem while preserving traditional ways.
The rise of build-to-rent development will affect a lot of Australians. Despite the rosy promises, tax, design, planning and tenancy reforms will be needed to avoid the potential pitfalls.
As households shrink, carbon footprints expand.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has delivered his second pandemic budget for the Conservatives.
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Professor of Economics, School of Economics, Finance and Property, Curtin University
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Professor of Housing Research and Policy, and Associate Director, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW
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School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney
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Professor; School of Economics, Finance and Property, and Director, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute, Curtin Research Centre, Curtin University
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Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Sydney
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Peter Phibbs is a Friend of The Conversation.
Director, Henry Halloran Trust, University of Sydney
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Emeritus Professor of Housing and Housing Studies, RMIT University
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Senior Research Fellow, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW
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Senior Fellow, Grattan Institute
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Professor, Institute of Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney
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Program Director, Economic Policy, Grattan Institute
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Senior Lecturer, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University
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Professor of Housing Research and Deputy Director of the NHMRC Centre of Excellence for Healthy Housing, University of Adelaide
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Professor of Housing & Social Policy, Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of Housing Economics and Director, UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence, University of Glasgow
