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Competitive advantage
- Australia’s leading urban and housing research capability
- Assessed by the Australian Research Council in 2018 as “well above world standard” for urban planning and related research
Impact
- Seeking to increase public, government and industry awareness and provide high level strategic advice on the intended and unintended outcomes of city policy, programs and development.
Successful applications
- Internationally recognised research on housing, land-use planning and urban equity issues
- A world-class urban big-data analytics, visualisation and modelling capacity
- A track record of research on policy barriers to energy use in the residential sector and energy efficiency for lower income households
Capabilities and facilities
- High-level policy review and analysis
- Qualitative evidence on impacts of energy poverty on disadvantaged households
- Analysis of energy consumption in the residential sector
- A world class City Analytics Lab and expertise in GIS-enabled urban analytics, modelling and visualisation
Our partners
Established research partnerships with:
- CRC for Low Carbon Living
- National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility
- NSW Office of Environment and Heritage
- Australian Urban Research Infrastructure Network