A5003933823- Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
- Children's Rights and Participation
- Educational Environments and Student Outcomes
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Sharing Economy and Platforms
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Impact of Light on Environment and Health
- demographic modeling and climate adaptation
- Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
- Gender Studies and Social Issues
- Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Housing Market and Economics
- Place Attachment and Urban Studies
- Healthcare innovation and challenges
- Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Impact of Education Environments
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
- Community Health and Development
UNSW Sydney
2019-2024
University of Tasmania
2022
Vertical schools are becoming more common in Australia and around the world. However, we have a limited understanding of this school typology how it operates, particularly from children's perspective. often manage to support formal games their gyms or run educational tours neighbourhood, but is perspective on environmental provision for child-friendly schools. This research aimed explore perspectives nature spaces they preferred these schools, problems faced that could be regulated by...
AHURI's mission is to deliver high quality research that influences policy development and practice change
Overcrowding has been recognised as a common issue in urban schools and major barrier to children's outdoor activities their school environments. Many draw on neighbourhood open space yet associated governance issues have not sufficiently analysed. This qualitative study explored key stakeholders' perspectives various topics that supported or discouraged sharing spaces with schools. We involved principals, local council officers, state government representatives, design experts, primary...
Public participation Geographic Information Systems (PPGIS) tools are valued for participatory mapping of various spatial data, but their usefulness has not been examined sufficiently in understanding street-scale built environments. This pilot study engaged 24 carers with the tool to identify perceived characteristics streetscapes that influenced perceptions environmental safety children’s independent mobility. Three methods were used engage participants tool: purely online, one-on-one...
"Planning Cities with Young People and Schools: Forging Justice, Generating Joy." Urban Policy Research, ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print), pp. 1–2
This research reviewed first homebuyer (FHB) assistance programs in Australia and seven comparator countries: Canada, Finland, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Singapore UK. It considered to what degree such are effective expanding access home ownership those whose entry would be otherwise delayed or impossible, making more affordable less risky cost of ownership.Current Australian measures primarily act bring forward purchase for households already close doing so, rather than opening...
An increasing number of children live in apartments, but little attention has been paid to the communal open spaces appropriate and attractive them. This study aims find characteristics that make significant impact on quality child-friendly within multi-story residential complexes. The paper first reviews relevant literature develop a conceptual framework. measurements for framework factors were then calculated through two online questionnaires seeking individual perspectives parents....
AHURI's mission is to deliver high quality research that influences policy development and practice change improve the housing urban environments of
This research reviewed Australia’s COVID-19 housing policy responses to better understand their intervention approach, underlying logic, short and long term goals, target groups level of success.
Overcrowding has been recognised as a common issue in urban schools and major barrier to children’s outdoor activities their school environments. Many draw on neighbourhood open spaces, yet the planning governance issues have not sufficiently analysed. This qualitative study explored key stakeholders’ perspectives various environmental organisational dimensions that supported or discouraged sharing spaces with during hours. We involved principals, local council officers, state government...
Vertical schools are created in response to increasing residential density and land scarcity metropolitan areas. This school typology is new Australia often provides high-quality facilities that the community can hire. As vertical their communities become reliant on use of shared spatial resources, interdependencies should be considered at different stages planning, design management schools. paper presents some successful urban planning considerations lead a safe convenient sharing...
This paper is written by the members of Children, Youth and Environments Working Group Sustainable Cities Landscapes Research Hub Association Pacific Rim Universities, which at present includes from Canada, United States, Australia, New Zealand. We use six spheres experience that characterize typical contexts young people's daily lives to identify their lived environmental experiences in our four countries, as created ongoing political health responses COVID-19. discuss both positive...
This research looks at the appeal, benefits and disadvantages of living in retirement villages, as well business models employed how Australian Government can help sector to expand. Retirement villages are a fast-growing housing sector: 2014 approximately 184,000 Australians lived equivalent 5.7 per cent population aged 65 over, rate projected increase 7.5 by 2025. Living saves health care system $2.16 billion, with $1.98 billion those savings achieved postponing residents’ entry into...