Current Projects
This research identifies how collaborative homeownership can be integrated into Australian housing and housing assistance policy. It maps and typologises established/ emergent Australian collaborative homeownership models; examines community motivations and resident outcomes; identifies financial, governance and regulatory requirements and barriers; and draws lessons from international cases to inform Australian policy.
Lead researcher: Professor Wendy Stone, Swinburne University of Technology
Project number: 51366
Urban Coup is an initiative of a group of Melbournians with a shared vision of creating not just housing, but community.
This research will identify how local government can help tackle homelessness. Using case studies, it will examine Local Government Authorities' (LGA) initiatives and outcomes for people experiencing homelessness. It will identify financial, governmental and regulatory requirements and barriers, and draws lessons from these case studies for other LGAs.
Lead researcher: Professor Karien Dekker, RMIT University
Project number: 53375
Working with Local Government to End Homelessness
Creatively engaging community in urban planning
Community engagement improves the quality of urban planning processes for young people in marginalised communities.
Urban spaces are used by a wide range of residents, but conventional ways of engaging the community in planning processes often attract only a small proportion of the community.
Satisfaction with community consultation and engagement is a key quality indicator for local councils, but is low. Planning processes and outcomes are better if they are more inclusive of younger people and culturally diverse community members.
Creative practice overcomes barriers to involvement and builds cross-cultural and cross-demographic connections between all participants, including planners and local government stakeholders. Creative practice can be deployed through a wide variety of engagement strategies.