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Drawing on research from a project on Māori conceptions of home and wellbeing, this article explores Indigenous experiences of home and place, which highlights Māori resistance to colonising narratives that associate place and home with economic wealth and power.
This study explores the potential of Light Gauge Steel Frame (LGSF) modular housing to address both the housing crisis and carbon reduction goals.
Trauma-informed design is an inventive architectural methodology that integrates trauma responsiveness into the design of shelters and supportive accommodations for children and youths.
This study examines urban policymakers’ perceptions about causal relationships in the urban system as revealed in urban planning reports.
This paper discusses co-housing and its role as sustainable architecture to support various aspects of the life of communities and the environment. This research is important because the potential of co-housing settlements to improve the social and mental well-being of their residents has not been widely discussed.
This paper builds on a previous study applying Orlick’s “Wheel of Excellence” mental success elements, originally based on research with Olympic athletes, to social services. It assessed how high-performing front-line workers in homelessness services used these elements, providing practical insights for tailored mental-readiness training in social service facilities.
This paper discusses co-housing and its role as sustainable architecture to support various aspects of the life of communities and the environment.
This report summarises the characteristics of clients receiving support from specialist homelessness services throughout 2023–24, including the services requested, outcomes achieved, and unmet requests for services.