Climate change, biodiversity loss and water conservation are often framed as problems in need of national policies. However, there is an often more important level of governance: the neighborhood.
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The legislation is the first major housing bill to pass in decades.
If signed into law, the legislation would be the first major housing bill to pass in decades.
Fixing productivity in home construction will require a coordinated approach between government, home-owners, construction companies and their employees.
Bypassing planning regulations is likely to have impacts on social inequity and wellbeing that could prove very costly for both governments and people.
The thinking behind the state government’s ambitious housing plan is simple - build more homes and they’ll be more affordable.
The ban on gas connections to new homes in Victoria reflects global trends and will ultimately save households money and cut their emissions.
Brisbane City wants to preserve backyards, but they account for much of the open space lost to development under policies that also aim to increase housing density in existing urban areas.
Proposals for house building in England need to take local nuance and the impacts of COVID-19 into account.
Current housing stimulus measures aim to boost buyer demand and are too small to sustain a recovery. A second round of stimulus is likely to be needed, and it should go into social housing supply.
Our findings suggest critical shortcomings in how new homes and neighbourhoods are designed.
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Emeritus Professor of Urban Policy, The New School
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Professor Emeritus of Urban Planning, University of Kansas
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Senior Industry Fellow, Environment and Planning, RMIT University
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Professor of Property and Housing Economics, Adelaide University
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Professor, Sustainability and Urban Planning, RMIT University
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Senior Research Fellow, Acting Director, CHETRE, UNSW
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Senior Research Fellow, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, UNSW
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Professor of Urban Economics & Real Estate, University of Manchester
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor in Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University
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Lecturer, Real Estate and Property Development, Griffith University
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Postdoctoral research fellow, Curtin University
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Emeritus Professor of Public Policy, RMIT University
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Professor, School of Civil Engineering and Construction Management, Adelaide University
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Professor of Planning and Urban Design, UCL