We invite you to complete a survey on Sustainable housing at neighbourhood scale. We are interested in the way the planning and urban development sector is applying aspects of circular economy thinking to new urban infill and greenfield developments.
By the term 'circular economy' we mean the approach taken by the planning and urban development sector to protect non-renewable and scarce resources, and eliminate waste. In particular, it refers to the systems used to minimise resource inputs, and approaches to reusing, repairing, refurbishing, remanufacturing and recycling materials and products to create a closed-loop system that reduces waste and emissions in urban planning, design and construction.
The target audience for the survey includes individuals and organisations working on neighbourhood scale residential developments. 'Neighbourhood' means projects of multiple buildings or dwelling units in a single precinct and that may share infrastructure (e.g. water, energy).
We are seeking feedback from:
- Architects
- Builders
- Consultants
- Developers
- Engineers
- Landscape Architects
- Planners
- Policy Makers
- Regulators
- Trades
- Urban Designers
The survey contains a short set of easy to answer open and closed questions on the challenges and opportunities for sustainable housing at neighbourhood scale. All responses will be confidential, data will be coded to protect your privacy, and findings will be aggregated to safeguard anonymity.
This survey is part of a project funded by the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) and undertaken by researchers from the University of South Australia and RMIT University. Project findings are expected to inform policy-makers and industry about the opportunities and challenges for achieving sustainable housing.
The project has been granted ethics approval by the University of South Australia (ID: 203944), and the survey meets the requirements of the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research. For further information about the project please contact the Project Leader, Professor Stefanie Dühr, University of South Australia (email: stefanie.duehr@unisa.edu.au, phone: +61 8 83020636)
Thank you for participating in the survey.