Policy

This study examines urban policymakers’ perceptions about causal relationships in the urban system as revealed in urban planning reports.
A newly developed dataset shows how the pandemic’s aftermath ushered in the worst housing affordability crisis in more than a decade.
This article investigates and compares the influence of the international right to housing in Ireland and Spain, looking at direct and indirect influence on actions carried out at the national level to protect against evictions.
This research examined the evidence for, and experiences of, people with lived experience participating in and influencing housing and homelessness policy, service design and practice.
This working paper addresses the impact of zoning reforms implemented in Auckland, New Zealand, in 2016, and critically evaluates critiques that dismissed the supply and rental market outcomes as a “myth”.
This article examines the impact of neoliberal political-economic orientations on urban planning policies through a case study of Ireland’s Strategic Housing Development fast-track planning scheme.
The Hong Kong Research Office has studied the development of senior housing in Singapore and Australia, focusing on how they promote independent living with less intensive care.
Drawing on extensive research and insights from local initiatives, Putting People First identifies six key drivers for reform and four practical steps governments can take now to create a system people can trust and depend on.