Until now, planning and housing regulations have stood in the way of using tiny houses as permanent homes. That’s starting to change as councils look for solutions to the housing crisis.
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The tiny house movement embodies a complex mixture of counter-cultural ideals, financial pragmatism and socio-economic privilege.
Despite a common belief that councils won’t approve tiny houses and modular and container homes, early findings from a national survey suggest planners are increasingly open to these housing options.
Relaxing restrictions on small and non-traditional houses can help to increase the supply of affordable rental housing.
There is no universal minimum for the amount of living space we need. Rising spatial inequality, however, adversely impacts us on both individual and collective levels.
The proportion of people actually living in tiny houses hasn’t been increasing but the movement has prompted debate about living smaller and more sustainably.
We monitored the progress of a modular housing project for people experiencing homelessness in Cambridge, UK.
People are increasingly becoming interested in the tiny house trend, but what type of tiny house would suit your needs?
Research shows that moving from a larger dwelling to a tiny home can change behavior in surprising ways.
Tiny houses aren’t for everyone, but most people who live in them are positive about the experience. Yet planning laws still make this way of life harder and less secure than it could be.
For all the attractions of little dwellings, there are some drawbacks that need to be factored in.
People living with the change and uncertainty of this century need flexible and adaptable housing. Here we look at a couple of examples of what’s possible.
New research has found a marked increase in people, particularly among women over 50, who are building or want to build a tiny house. However, inflexible planning rules often stand in their way.
Have you thought about usable space, re-engineering, structural integrity, contamination, insulation and comfort? If not, you need to before jumping into building a home from shipping containers.
Already common in the US, the tiny house movement has the potential to take hold in Australia, but only with help from urban planners and regulators.
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Research Fellow, Cities Research Institute, Griffith University
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Professor of Urban Management & Planning, Griffith University
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Ph.D. in Environmental Planning and Design, Virginia Tech
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Independent Scholar, University of York
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Senior lecturer, Oxford Brookes University
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Senior Research Associate, University of Cambridge
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Acting Director, Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research, University of Cambridge
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Research Assistant, Max Planck Cambridge Centre for Ethics, Economy and Social Change, University of Cambridge
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Lecturer in Housing Economics, University of Reading
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Academic Director, School for International Training, The University of Melbourne
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Director, Blockchain R&D Lab, Curtin University, Curtin University
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Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology
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Centre Coordinator and Post-doctoral Research Associate, Max Planck Cambridge Centre for Ethics, Economy and Social Change, University of Cambridge
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Course Chair in Building Design & Senior Lecturer in Built Environment, Victoria University
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Former Doctoral Researcher, Geography and Sustainable Development
