While Opal Tower residents are more badly affected than most, up to 80% of multi-unit buildings have serious defects. Here’s what government can do right now to fix the industry.
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For a nation in the grips of a housing crisis, you’d expect high-rise developments to be good news – unfortunately not.
There are thousands of empty parking spots in cities. So what can we do to make better use of this space?
The combination of higher-density living and increasing cultural diversity means we need to think about how to build social cohesion and make the most of the opportunities of apartment living.
Apartment residents need sensible smoking regulations that balance personal freedoms in the home and public health interests, but the law is letting them down.
In Sydney, families with children now account for one in four households living in apartments. The expectations and design of apartments have not kept up with this rapid demographic change.
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Adjunct professor of architecture, University of Adelaide
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Scientia Associate Professor, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in City Planning, UNSW Sydney
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ARC DECRA Fellow at the Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Professor, City Futures Research Centre, Faculty of the Built Environment, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Construction Management, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate professor, University of Technology Sydney
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Research Associate, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS | Senior Research Fellow, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, UNSW Sydney
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Professor and Research Chair in Inclusive Societies, University of Sheffield
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning & Design, Monash University
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Emeritus Professor, College of Human and Social Futures, University of Newcastle, Australia, University of Newcastle
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Senior Lecturer in Urbanism, University of Sydney
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Research Associate, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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Professor, and Dean of Law, Griffith University
