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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.
Some do so of their own accord, using airport amenities to meet their basic needs. Others, however, would rather be anywhere else – and find themselves at the mercy of bureaucratic wrangling.
Heat pumps use electricity to transfer warmth from outside to inside a house.
Don't just let idyllic representations of life in the country seduce you. Making a successful move depends on ensuring the place you have chosen is a good match for your values and needs.
Understanding the experiences of van dwellers is important not just for those looking to cut their ties to rents and mortgages, but also for community planners and employers.
House plants enrich our domestic lives in ways we often fail to notice. But lockdown may have changed all that.
The U.S. was an outlier in the 20th century. It’s been typical throughout human history, and even today, it’s common practice in most of the world.
Pandemic is once in a generation opportunity to help homeless people stay off the streets for good – we must not waste this.
Whether it's cars passing nearby, a neighbour's blaring music or the constant drone of a lawnmower, the trouble with sound is that – unlike light – it can be hard to block out completely.
Working from home during lockdown reminded many of us of the benefits of office life. With a bit of imagination we could have the best of both worlds.
Resilience, humour, hardship and tragedy – a unique survey reveals how ordinary New Zealanders coped during one of the world's strictest COVID-19 lockdowns.
People tend to pay attention when things get personal, so you need to know how climate change is damaging things in your life.
For so many people, Christmas movies are a link with a happy and safe childhood home.
The music we choose to listen to not only allows us to retreat into a place of peace and privacy, but also helps frame our daily routines and interactions with others.
With space at a premium, robotic furniture can transform a room in seconds. How will this affect our sense of belonging and feeling at home, when everything can change with a voice command?
The typical American's annual household carbon footprint is over five times the world per capita average.
Your identity changes when you move house and, if that's to a different community, your clothes change along with you.
Housing policy needs to prioritise housing's function as a home, rather than an asset.
Think moving won't change you? You might want to rethink that. To feel 'at home' you need to accept the new place where you live as part of your changing identity.
Top contributors
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Lecturer, University of Southern Queensland
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Deputy Director, Australian National Centre for Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer Sustainable Design, Lancaster University
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Professor of Housing Studies, Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of Housing & Social Policy, Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University
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Energy Advisor, formerly, The University of Melbourne
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Research Fellow, University College Cork
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Senior Lecturer in Industrial Design, UNSW
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Professor of Environmental Psychology, Cardiff University
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Director of the Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO
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Professor of History, University of Dayton
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Associate Professor, University of Canberra
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Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Governance and Policy Studies, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor and Research Chair in Inclusive Societies, University of Sheffield
