Providing insights to develop housing strategies and urban policies ensuring liveability and affordability.
This area explores how housing systems and urban spaces shape quality of life. It addresses affordability, spatial planning, and equitable access to services. By linking housing policy with infrastructure and environmental considerations, it seeks to build sustainable, inclusive cities that meet present and future community needs.
Housing markets and affordability challenges
Housing markets affect who can access safe, decent accommodation and at what cost. Analysing supply, demand, and price dynamics helps craft policies that expand availability, stabilise costs, and protect vulnerable households. Effective measures aim to prevent exclusion, reduce inequality, and support well-functioning markets that serve the whole population.
Urban planning for sustainable and inclusive cities
Urban planning directs how land, transport, and public services are organised. Well-designed plans encourage compact development, reduce environmental impacts, and improve access to jobs and amenities. Policies that prioritise inclusivity and resilience create cities that are not only efficient but also socially vibrant and environmentally sustainable.
Integrated housing and planning policy approaches
Coordinating housing policy with transport, infrastructure, and environmental planning ensures growth happens in a balanced way. These integrated approaches anticipate demographic trends, promote efficient land use, and improve long-term well-being. They create neighbourhoods where housing, mobility, and services work together to support thriving, cohesive communities.
