Pattern book housing has been proposed as a way to speed up housing supply in New South Wales. It certainly worked in the past.
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An approach to building homes collectively, inspired by German baugruppen, has been adopted in Australia with positive results.
Bypassing planning regulations is likely to have impacts on social inequity and wellbeing that could prove very costly for both governments and people.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s plan to allow developers to build projects on parts of the Greenbelt was under the auspices of providing additional housing. But it would never have been affordable.
Having a small backyard in outer suburban developments doesn’t make up for everything else that’s missing in these new neighbourhoods.
Inner-city resistance to higher-density housing has diverted most of Sydney’s population growth, driven largely by non-white migrants, to the outer suburbs. The result is a racially divided city.
Local Aboriginal Land Councils are some of the largest private landowners in NSW. Making it easier for them to develop their land will benefit Indigenous communities and the rest of the public.
Build-to-rent developments have been touted as a way to deliver affordable housing on a large scale. But, to date, the sector has not been focused on housing for people on lower incomes.
Poorly regulated housing is leading to more greenhouse gas emissions through energy loss, increased energy requirements and greater exposure to weather extremes.
Pop-up spaces can be successful, they just need to be better thought through and created with urban ecology in mind rather than economics.
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.
Most local councils, developers and nonprofit providers want mandatory affordable housing requirements applied to all development. The current system of voluntary negotiations just isn’t working well.
Electric trains use seven times less carbon dioxide than cars. With careful planning, railways could drastically cut emissions from a sector that now accounts for a quarter of the carbon in our air.
As part of an upgrade of Auckland’s city centre, the council promises to include local Māori communities and their histories. But without addressing inequalities, it is no more than a token gesture.
Self-organisation initiatives taken by slum residents across Africa can help urban development.
India’s quest to build smart cities by developing high-rise housing will have adverse environmental impacts and reduce resilience.
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Professor of Architecture, University of Lincoln
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ARC DECRA Fellow at the Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Associate Professor in Property, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in Environmental & Landscape Planning, University of Manchester
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Hallmark Research Initiative for Affordable Housing, The University of Melbourne
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Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Arizona
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Research fellow, University of Southern Queensland
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Research Coordinator, University of Toronto
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Research Fellow, The Australasian Centre for Resilience Implementation for Sustainable Communities, Charles Darwin University
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Associate Professor, School of Planning, University of Waterloo
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Associate Professor, Auckland University of Technology
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Visiting Professor, Smart Mobility Research Unit, University of Hertfordshire
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Lecturer in Property, Bond University
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Associate professor, School of Planning, University of Waterloo
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Associate Professor of Urban Development, Bond University
