A new discussion paper which reviews the major themes on the role of local government in the housing sphere in Australia in the 21st century has been launched. The discussion paper has been produced as one output associated with the Australian Research Council’s Linkage project, Local Government and Housing in the 21st Century (LP LP150100160) and is intended to inform discussion with our industry partners on the priority issues for further investigation as the project progresses over the next two and a half years.
UTS Institute for Public Policy and Governance's (UTS:IPPG) Alan Morris is a Chief Investigator on the project.
There are many factors recasting the relationship between housing and local governments in Australia. Key issues for policy attention and potential action by local governments include:
- declines in housing affordability resulting in greater pressure on local governments to plan for the provision of low-cost affordable housing;
- the need to engage in urban regeneration in regions where the housing stock and built environment have passed their economic life;
- the desire to find new ways to plan for housing in order to promote economic growth; the need to accommodate older persons; and,
- the impact of new patterns of housing consumption – such as the growth in second home ownership (Paris and Thredgold 2014).
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- Download the full discussion paper: LG and Housing - Discussion Paper
- Visit the ARC Linkage Project site