Urban Planning
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The built environments in which we live, work and play, have a critical role in shaping our health. The Healthy Built Environment Indicators presented here are based on this knowledge. The focus of the Indicators is on how the built environment supports physical activity (to reduce obesity, the risk of heart disease, some cancers and depression), social interaction (to reduce risk of mental illness, particularly depression), and the availability of healthy food (to reduce obesity and risk of heart disease and some cancers).
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Ensuring liveability and accessibility in medium to high-density urban housing and precincts in our cities is critical to maximise investment and minimise future risks to our community. This research will investigate the current leading practices, considering future innovative options, and case studies. A key outcome will be a Liveability Framework for Medium to High-Density Social and Affordable Housing, based on a forward-looking set of quality standards, considered against investment costs.
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This research is not just a question of cracking these informal morphogenic codes but of understanding the self-organizing practices through which they are developed and enforced. The key is to recognize informality not as a synonym for ‘slum’ but as a mode of production with varying levels of control by the urban poor.
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This research examined the barriers and challenges within the housing system for delivering housing supply that is more diverse in terms of size and built form; tenure; development model; and affordability level.
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Noosa Council is also in the process of investigating areas of the shire that could be rezoned from low density and rural residential to accommodate medium-density housing. Local Government Planning changes can facilitate innovation in housing design and supply.
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Australian policy makers and market analysts appear to have made little progress in understanding the dynamics of the housing system, or how to improve affordability outcomes for households in the future. The level of analysis is often limited, and there is little understanding of how the operation of different elements of the Australian housing system translates into higher prices. In many cases an important element of this discourse includes scapegoating the planning system. The role of simplistic economic ideas in fueling Australia’s housing policy mistakes is significant.
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Might the reimagining of craft help us address the problems of modernity and encourage the formulation of new alternatives and expectations for imagining the knowledge economy? In the section below, we identify several recurring themes in our case examinations of craft and community development that we hope will elucidate the current moment and potential of craft.
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The Intergenerational Report projects an outlook for the economy and the Australian Government’s budget over the next 40 years. This…
