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City Futures Blog

News and research in housing and urban policy, from Australia's leading urban policy research centre.

Urban Renewal/Compact City

Investigating redevelopment and renewal of urban neighbourhoods

Apartment Building

Addressing governance challenges in high density housing markets

Crime

Addressing the intersection of housing, injustice and social vulnerability

Suburbs

Analysing the changing dynamics of urban disadvantage

Affordable Housing

Calibrating Australia's social and affordable housing needs

Economic Housing Image

Investigating the economic impacts of Australia's housing system

Affordable Housing 2

Informing Australian policy choices through international comparative housing research

Building trust worthy AI solutions for better city planning

The Policymaker

A framework for future-focused housing to withstand disasters

Homelessness

Shaping housing reform at state and federal levels

Affordable Housing

Unlocking institutional investment in rental housing

Banner for CUPUM 2025 Conference held at UCL East, Stratford, June 2025.

Identifying the ‘why’ for AI: Reflections from the 2025 CUPUM Conference

Bonnyrigg Redevelopment

Renewing social housing estates: Evidence for change in policy and practice

Park

Shaping health supportive cities: The impact of the Healthy Built Environments Program

Cycling Movement

Developing data-driven sustainable mobility analytics

Maya

Density done well: responding to the needs of diverse apartment residents