Urban Planning

The article presents a detailed analysis of leveraging government-led developments to address the affordable housing crisis in major Australian cities, focusing on utilizing land contributions for multistorey developments.
The article “Innovative Financing Strategies for Affordable Build-to-Rent Housing in Australian Cities” discusses the challenge of housing affordability in Australia and explores innovative financing strategies for build-to-rent (BTR) housing.
Understanding the patterns and impacts of population migrations within Australia is key for governments and providers of housing, infrastructure and services to be able to plan where they will prioritise resources. New AHURI research critically assesses the population projection methods available to Australian decision-makers and planners.
The research team is seeking an international discourse on this topic with a global dimension in order to review, sharpen and further develop the concept of the compact courtyard house, which must be individually optimised for the location’s respective parameters with the aim of sustainability.
Despite law changes allowing for more housing to be built in established single-family housing areas, not much has changed in many cities. What’s going on, and what’s getting in the way of us actually building more houses?
this study developed a communal outdoor space typology for apartment buildings in Australian cities, measured the degree to which each communal outdoor space type provides access to greenery, and examined which communal outdoor space types received the most frequent visitation via a resident survey.
Stated preference surveys and qualitative engagement were used to examine the potential for change in Australian urban growth dynamics. We found that residents with strong preferences for large and mid-sized cities appear unlikely to change their preferences.
Through a critical examination of existing literature and evolving perspectives in the policy debate on squatting, this article emphasizes the imperative of recognizing the inherent complexities of this phenomenon.