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Report Governance and planning Social and affordable housing Housing in urban policy

Understanding and addressing community opposition to affordable housing development

This report investigates the causal roots of local opposition to affordable housing projects in Australia. It shows that planning concerns can mask prejudice against low-income residents. However community opposition can be exacerbated by dismissive attitudes by government.

Published by: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Limited

ISSN: 1834-7223

ISBN: 978-1-922075-38-3

 

Citation: Davison, G., Legacy, C., Liu, E., Han, H., Phibbs, P., Nouwelant, R., Darcy, M., and Piracha, A. (2013) Understanding and addressing community opposition to affordable housing development, AHURI Final Report No. 211, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Limited, Melbourne, https://www.ahuri.edu.au/research/final-reports/211.

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