City Futures Research Centre Faculty of the Built Environment, UNSW

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City Futures Research Centre: Objectives

CFRC is a University Research Centre (since 2006) dedicated to developing a better understanding of our cities, their people, the policies that manage their growth, the issues they face, and the impacts they make on our society, environment and economy.

The core activities of the City Futures Research Centre are research, research training and building a network of strategic partnerships with government, industry and the community.

CFRC has an explicitly applied focus and is interdisciplinary in outlook and activity. Its research and scholarship engages with, and seeks to influence, policy and practice in these areas.

The Centre also includes the UNSW-UWS Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Research Centre which has been successfully based at the FBE since 2000 (Housing Policy and Affordability).

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Faculty of the Built Environment: Strong Skills Base

Undergraduate and post-graduate teaching programs: Planning Architecture Urban Design Sustainable Development Landscape Architecture Industrial Design Interior Design Building and Construction Facilities Management

60+ Academic and Research Staff

Integrated multi-disciplinary approach

CFRC - Research themes and partnerships

Main areas of research: > AHURI - housing policy, affordable housing, low cost home ownership, universal design, planning and development costs > Living in High Density Cities - demand, governance and management > Urban Renewal'- public and private housing > City Modeling and City Database - 30 and GIs interoperability k Sustainable City Outcomes - consumptionldernand management > Housing Markets - Price monitoring, market dynamics and affordability > Emerging area - Urban Infrastructure and Logistics?

Growing list of active and on-going research partnerships: > Federal, State and Local Government and related agencies > Emerging private sector partners (strata and development industry) > Collaborations with key built environment consultancies k Networks in Development, Planning and Housing peak bodies > Strong Australian and International networks - AHURI, ASCRN, APHRN, EHRN, EURA.

CITY FUTURES Research Grants Awarded 2006 to 2008 Total = $5,653,854

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