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Housing and older people
Associate Professor Tina Cockburn is interested in supervising students who wish to undertake research about housing and older people (including assets for care arrangements, retirement villages and aged care facilities). Safe housing is a human right not enjoyed by all, particularly for older women who may have experienced financial insecurity throughout the life course. This is a significant issue facing modern Australian society, particularly in light of an anticipated economic downturn and increasing unemployment. Please contact the supervisor if you …
- Study level
- PhD, Master of Philosophy
- Faculty
- Faculty of Business and Law
- School
- School of Law
- Research centre(s)
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Australian Centre for Health Law Research
Addressing Australia's affordable housing demand through industrialised construction
Australia is facing an intense housing crisis. Access to affordable housing has sharply declined. Moreover, the average rental vacancy is at historically low, at around 1% in major cities. The Australian government has unveiled ambitious plans to boost housing supply by building thousands and thousands of new homes within the next 10 years. However, the construction industry's capacity is severely constrained to build and supply such as the local industry relies mostly in traditional in-situ construction methods and techniques.This research …
- Study level
- PhD
- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering
- School
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
Resilience of Queensland's housing stocks to natural hazards
With changing climate, rapid population growth/movement, aging population and economic disparity, our housing stocks are increasingly becoming more prone to natural hazards such as flooding, bushfires, extreme heat, and cyclones. We have been witnessing increased frequency of such events and their disproportional impact on housings, related infrastructure, environment, economy, and the livelihood of people.By leveraging UN disaster risk reduction frameworks and other national and Queensland specific frameworks, this research will assess the resilience and vulnerability of public and social housing …
- Study level
- PhD
- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering
- School
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
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