Due to increasing government support for renewable energy in combination with high fossil
fuel prices and environmental concerns, demand for wood pellet heating is rising all over …

Developing an agenda to conceptualise the connections between the domestic and the
urban, this paper focuses on urban domesticities (homemaking in the city), domestic …

As people who live in closest proximity to us, the conduct of neighbours can have an impact
upon our lives, even if they are relative strangers. While previous research has generally …

Introduction An alarmingly high proportion of the Australian adult population does not meet
national physical activity guidelines (57%). This is concerning because physical inactivity is …

There is growing recognition within housing preference studies that younger housing
consumers are more amenable to compact dwellings. Yet, there remains uncertainty around …

Australian cities are facing a number of challenges, including a significant growth in
population, a growing housing affordability crisis, a greater concern for environmental issues …

This paper concerns the impact of social constructions of place and community identity on
plans for housebuilding. It discusses the policy of neighbourhood planning in England in …

This special section examines the possibility of meaningful debate and contestation over
urban decisions and futures in politically constrained contexts. In doing so, it moves with the …

The devolution of governance to communities is an integral aspect of the state strategy of
localism but may conflict with a spatial restructuring dedicated to the liberalization of …

In market societies, investors have played a key role in driving suburban densification.
However, the concentration of one-and two-bedroom apartments in suburban town centres …