This article examines the impact of neoliberal political–economic orientations on urban planning policies through a case study of Ireland’s Strategic Housing Development (SHD) fast-track planning scheme....
This submission canvasses the crisis in housing availability and affordability for essential workers in New South Wales. Using up-to-date public wage and price data, it finds that almost all essential...
Although there is notable scholarship on backpackers and their part in tourism cultures, there has been little reflection on their status as long term essential workers in rural areas and what this means...
Current approaches to engaging First Nations peoples in urban policy and planning are placing an unreasonable and unsustainable burden, especially on Traditional Custodians, new AHURI research finds. A change...
Cities are pivotal hubs for the world’s population, economic activity, and cultural exchange, yet their advantages – such as density and interconnectedness – can be sources of vulnerability to crises...
The pressure for more affordable housing has resulted in intensification of residential development and biodiversity loss. Using seven medium-density housing developments in three New Zealand cities, we...
The need for mainstream housing stock to be accessible is critical for our ageing population. There is growing interest in building smaller dwellings, which are better suited to the trend of smaller household...
The article illuminates how local government uses strategic planning in a context characterized as neo-liberalist-oriented housing market, to frame the broad varieties of planning and policy-instruments they...
Pursuing Sustainable Development Goal 4 has led to more children and youth accessing schooling than at any point in history. However, this expansion of provision has not been without workforce...
This study attempts to explore factors that may attract institutional investors to invest in affordable housing funds in Malaysia. Six traits of investments were tested, namely fund structure and mandate,...