Sustaining a resilient housing system in southeast Queensland

Sara Alidoust; Stephanie Wyeth; Tim Reddel; Gillian Cornish; Lutfun Nahar Lata; Laurel Johnson; Maram Shaweesh

doi:10.1080/07293682.2024.2309352

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Sustaining a resilient housing system in southeast Queensland

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Sustaining a resilient housing system in southeast Queensland

Sara Alidoust, Stephanie Wyeth, Tim Reddel, Gillian Cornish, Lutfun Nahar Lata, Laurel Johnson and Maram Shaweesh

Australian planner, Vol.60(2), pp.86-101

2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/07293682.2024.2309352

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Abstract

Covid-19 pandemic

Resilient housing

southeast Queensland

systems thinking

The Covid-19 pandemic added an additional layer of pressure onto an already stressed housing system in Southeast Queensland (SEQ). Housing is a complex system and we argue that thinking about the separate components of housing in isolation, we are unable to consider the resiliency of housing as a whole system. The purpose of this paper is to inform and help structure resilient housing policy and strategy development in SEQ. Using qualitative methodologies, data were collected by conducting semi-structured interviews with 18 participants associated with the housing sector in SEQ, during the pandemic period. Participants were invited from five groups: community, government, consultants, developers and peak housing bodies. We found that rather than relying on reactive mechanisms, there needs to be a commitment from governments to work with other sectors to strategically plan for proactive and resilient-led approaches and policies to prepare for shocks. There is an opportunity at local, state and federal level governments to learn from this study to better understand what makes a housing system more resilient.

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Title: Sustaining a resilient housing system in southeast Queensland
Authors/Creators: Sara Alidoust (Author) - The University of Queensland
Stephanie Wyeth (Author) - The University of Queensland
Tim Reddel (Author) - The University of Queensland
Gillian Cornish (Author) - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Lutfun Nahar Lata (Author) - The University of Queensland
Laurel Johnson (Author) - The University of Queensland
Maram Shaweesh (Author) - The University of Queensland
Publication Details: Australian planner, Vol.60(2), pp.86-101
Publisher: Routledge as part of the Taylor and Francis Group
Number of pages: 16
Identifiers: 991005860593007891
Murdoch Affiliation: Murdoch University
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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