Urban residential development is expanding globally to accommodate increasing housing
demand, greatly impacting biodiversity and human wellbeing. Enhanced sustainability of …

Land supply for new housing in the established middle-suburbs (greyfields), where much
urban infill potential exists, is “locked up” due to restrictive land-use regulation. As a result …

The world is urbanising rapidly; how this is done impacts significantly on the wellbeing of
people, their families and communities–as well as on the wellbeing of the land they call …

The purpose of this study is to develop a new concept of livability as" livable housing" in
order to identify the factors that determine the subjective satisfaction of residents with the …

The pressure for more affordable housing has resulted in intensification of residential
development and biodiversity loss. Using seven medium-density housing developments in …

Medium-density housing (MDH) is an increasingly common housing typology as New
Zealand's towns and cities respond to growth challenges, yet little is known about the …

This study is part of BRANZ's medium-density housing (MDH) programme, which aims to
give industry the skills to deliver medium-density housing that meets the needs of New …

This study is part of BRANZ׳ s medium-density housing (MDH) programme, which aims to
inspire the building and construction industry to design, build and deliver quality MDH that …

Methods Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 114 people to investigate attitudes
to, and experiences of living near new MDH developments. Sixty-seven interviews were …

This report outlines experiences that industry practitioners and councils have had with
resource and building consent legislation and processes as they apply to mediumdensity …