Investigating Solutions To The Affordable Housing Supply Challenges In Sydney, Australia: Considering Alternative Housing Typologies

Christensen, PH

Investigating Solutions To The Affordable Housing Supply Challenges In Sydney, Australia: Considering Alternative Housing Typologies

Christensen, PH

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Publisher:: Pacific Rim Real Estate Society
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: Proceedings from the PRRES Conference - 2016, 2016
Issue Date:: 2016-01-20

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dc.contributor.author	Christensen, PH https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1676-8570	en_US
dc.date	2016-01-17	en_US
dc.date.issued	2016-01-20	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Proceedings from the PRRES Conference - 2016, 2016	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/43900
dc.description.abstract	Problem/Purpose: Affordable housing is a growing challenge for global cities as urbanisation of our global population continues to increase. The City of Sydney(CoS) has acknowledged this challenge in their Community Strategic Plan (2014), which in Target 4 states that “7.5% of all city housing … will be affordable housing, delivered by not-for-profit or other providers.” However, CoS planners also acknowledge that a key challenge of meeting this target is that they do not control the development of the product. This research offers a new way of thinking about the affordable housing typology as well as insights into how third party providers can be engaged to provide these alternative affordable housing solutions. Design/methodology: A desktop study was used to investigate alternative affordable housing typologies developed/implemented in other global cities as strategies to increase their affordable housing supply. Case examples are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the alternative typologies presented. Findings: In contrast to programs currently utilised in Sydney - which predominately create housing of a single type, in a single location with only one ownership model - the strategies presented create a diversity of housing type, location and ownership. Micro-units and accessory dwelling units (ADUs) are explained, barriers are discussed, and a case example demonstrates their impact on the housing supply. Originality/value: The case study cities investigated in this study have similar political challenges to the CoS, but have developed and implemented creative solutions with third party providers. Their solutions may assist the City of Sydney, as well as other Australian cities, in developing creative, alternative strategies to help achieve their affordable housing targets.	en_US
dc.publisher	Pacific Rim Real Estate Society	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Proceedings from the PRRES Conference - 2016	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Pacific Rim Real Estate Conference	en_US
dc.title	Investigating Solutions To The Affordable Housing Supply Challenges In Sydney, Australia: Considering Alternative Housing Typologies	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.location.activity	Sunshine Coast, QLD	en_US
utslib.for	1205 Urban and Regional Planning	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Built Environment
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pubs.finish-date	2016-01-20	en_US
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Abstract:

Problem/Purpose: Affordable housing is a growing challenge for global cities as urbanisation of our global population continues to increase. The City of Sydney(CoS) has acknowledged this challenge in their Community Strategic Plan (2014), which in Target 4 states that “7.5% of all city housing … will be affordable housing, delivered by not-for-profit or other providers.” However, CoS planners also acknowledge that a key challenge of meeting this target is that they do not control the development of the product. This research offers a new way of thinking about the affordable housing typology as well as insights into how third party providers can be engaged to provide these alternative affordable housing solutions. Design/methodology: A desktop study was used to investigate alternative affordable housing typologies developed/implemented in other global cities as strategies to increase their affordable housing supply. Case examples are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the alternative typologies presented. Findings: In contrast to programs currently utilised in Sydney - which predominately create housing of a single type, in a single location with only one ownership model - the strategies presented create a diversity of housing type, location and ownership. Micro-units and accessory dwelling units (ADUs) are explained, barriers are discussed, and a case example demonstrates their impact on the housing supply. Originality/value: The case study cities investigated in this study have similar political challenges to the CoS, but have developed and implemented creative solutions with third party providers. Their solutions may assist the City of Sydney, as well as other Australian cities, in developing creative, alternative strategies to help achieve their affordable housing targets.

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