City Futures Research Centre have made a submission to the Senate Select Committee on Housing Affordability in Australia that has been released as a public document by the Committee.
Click here to download submission
The CITY FUTURES Research Centre is releasing its new analysis of the 2006 Census for Sydney . Our Changing City : Sydney - a Census overview 2001-2006 presents the first detailed suburb-by-suburb analysis of social changes in Sydney between 2001 and 2006. Using a range of key Census statistics, Our Changing City offers a new look at how Sydney has changed in the first half decade of the 21 st Century. Each analysis is backed by detailed suburb level maps and summary statistical tables.
The Report features four “stories” of change that pick out key trends in Sydney 's population and households:
Sydney's population blows hot and cold, but gains a new heart in the process looks at basic changes in population numbers across the city;
The babies are back in town – but their mums are getting older charts the changing location of younger Sydneysiders, and shows how their mothers are also differentiated by age;
Stretching the budget: a tale of two cities picks up the story of housing affordability for both home buyers and renters in a detailed analysis of housing costs;
Sydney : For richer or for poorer illustrates how the rich and poor divide continues to grow and has increasing split the city.
CITY FUTURES would like to thank the Australian Bureau of Statistics ( ABS ) for provision of Census data and acknowledge the support of the Sydney Morning Herald in the production of the report.
Please click on the link to download Our Changing City.
New Research from City Futures and AHURI
AHURI have just released three new reports involving members of the City Futures Research team. These reports cover key areas of current housing policy: the changing location of low income private renters, the development of exit strategies for State regeneration programs and policies to support the housing opportunities for people with complex needs.
Supporting the Tenancies of People with Complex Needs: Applying Best Practice method in the Australian Context
Authored by: Michael Bleasdale
This report focuses on the issue of providing housing and support to people with complex needs, specifically people with physical disability, people with intellectual disability, and people with mental illness. The research was conducted between August 2005 and August 2006.
For more information and a link to AHURI Research Report Web site press here
Rent Assistance and the Spatial Concentration of Low Income Households
Authored by: Bill Randolph and Darren Holloway
The project used Census and administrative source data for 1991 and 2001 to investigate whether Commonwealth Rent Assistance was shaping concentrations of low-income private rental households in disadvantaged locations.
Click here for more information and a link to AHURI Research Report Web site
Developing Appropriate Exit Strategies for Housing Regeneration Programs
Authored by: Keith Jacobs, Kathy Arthurson and Bill Randolph
The research examines the implementation of social housing estate renewal scheme exit strategies in Australia. The project combined a national audit of existing regeneration practices with interviews and focus groups in five public housing estates - Bridgewater in Tasmania, Sailsbury North and The Parks in South Australia, and Minto and Windale in New South Wales.
To access further information and a link to AHURI Research Report Web site press here
PhD Scholarship Available
One full-time APAI PhD scholarship (approx. $25,000 pa tax-free), with additional top-up sponsorship from the project partners (up to $6,000 pa tax-free), is available for an outstanding candidate to work within the CITY FUTURES Research Centre at UNSW, led by Professor Bill Randolph . The scholarship is open to Australian and NZ citizens and Australian permanent residents.
CITY FUTURES is dedicated to developing a better understanding of our cities, their people, the policies that manage their growth, and the impacts they make on our environment and economy.
The scholarship is available through an ARC Linkage Award in collaboration with the NSW Department of Planning, the City of Sydney and Landcom, providing an unrivalled opportunity for undertaking research that combines academic development with the practical experience of working alongside policy makers, practitioners and the communities they serve. The PhD scholarship is available to support a doctoral project that runs in parallel and draws support from our core project that is concerned with integrating GIS data with BIM (Building Information Modelling) to support urban planning processes. That will be achieved through the development of an information framework that integrates a diverse range of urban data, making use of an urban model server technology that is being implemented as part of the project. It is anticipated that the candidate would frame their research around some aspect of urban sustainability, drawing the analysis data from that central urban information model source.
Candidates will have a 1or 2A Honours or Masters degree, and practical experience will also be welcomed. They must be available to commence their candidature from Session 2 2008. A strong interest in urban sustainability is a must; and knowledge of urban information modelling and spatial mapping an advantage.
To discuss these opportunities, please contact Professor Bill Randolph (02 9385 5117 email b.randolph@unsw.edu.au) or Mr Jim Plume (02 9385 4816 email j.plume@unsw.edu.au). Closing date for expressions of interest is 28 April 2008.
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