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Meeting the demand for affordable and social housing through high-density urban solutions and precincts is the focus of a new framework from Griffith University researchers.
Associate Professor Sacha Reid
Led by Griffith Business School Associate Professor Sacha Reid, the Sustainable Built Environment National Research Centre project Liveability Framework for Medium to High-density Social and Affordable Housing report will focus on liveability and accessibility.
Dr Reid says the days of building high-density towers without considering the needs of the people who live in them and the surrounding community are no longer sustainable.
“Our early findings are that starting with liveability and accessibility principles, as the basis for developing medium to high-density urban housing maximises investment and minimises the future risk to the community,” she said.