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作者

来源

HOUSING STUDIES,Vol.33,Issue8,P.1207-1226

语言

英文

关键字

Housing market; children; housing choice; density; social representations; URBAN REGENERATION; CITY; LIFE; NARRATIVES; AUCKLAND; GENDER; FAMILY; POLICY

作者单位

[Raynor, Katrina] Univ Melbourne, Melbourne Sch Design, Melbourne, Vic, Australia. Raynor, K (reprint author), Univ Melbourne, Melbourne Sch Design, Melbourne, Vic, Australia. E-Mail: katrina.raynor@unimelb.edu.au

摘要

An increased focus on housing diversity in planning policy, international flows of capital and changing lifestyle preferences are resulting in increased higher density housing often marketed towards professional singles, couples without children and 'empty nesters.' Despite this, families with children currently dwell in higher density housing, either by choice or by necessity. This research identifies the social representations surrounding children in higher density housing in Australia's third largest city, Brisbane. It does this by analysing newspaper media published between 2007 and 2014 and through 46 interviews with residents and built-form professionals from Brisbane. The research finds four key representations; that children belong in the suburbs; increasing support for wealthy families in higher density housing; an economic argument for the lack of family-appropriate apartments; and an increasing acceptance of medium-density housing for younger households. This research draws attention to the winners and losers in housing debates and the 'common-sense' assumptions that impact housing outcomes.