Bypassing planning regulations is likely to have impacts on social inequity and wellbeing that could prove very costly for both governments and people.
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The thinking behind the state government’s ambitious housing plan is simple - build more homes and they’ll be more affordable.
The ban on gas connections to new homes in Victoria reflects global trends and will ultimately save households money and cut their emissions.
Brisbane City wants to preserve backyards, but they account for much of the open space lost to development under policies that also aim to increase housing density in existing urban areas.
Proposals for house building in England need to take local nuance and the impacts of COVID-19 into account.
Current housing stimulus measures aim to boost buyer demand and are too small to sustain a recovery. A second round of stimulus is likely to be needed, and it should go into social housing supply.
Our findings suggest critical shortcomings in how new homes and neighbourhoods are designed.
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Associate Professor of Human Geography, The University of Queensland
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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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Senior Industry Fellow, RMIT University
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Professor of Property and Housing Economics, University of South Australia
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Associate Professor, Sustainability and Urban Planning, RMIT University
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Senior Research Fellow, Acting Director, CHETRE, 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 of Urban Economics & Real Estate, University of Manchester
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University
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PhD Candidate, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland
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Postdoctoral research fellow, Curtin University
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Emeritus Professor of Public Policy, RMIT University
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Professor, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Adelaide
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Professor of Planning and Urban Design, UCL
