Victorians and Melbournians have been slower than Sydneysiders to embrace higher density living but now it’s finally taking off. There are many good reasons for living in a terrace house, a flat, even on the top of a shopping development… Yet many people complain that life in higher densities is not all they expected. What are the sorts of planning and design concerns that current research has found and what can we do to make better housing for people who choose to live at higher densities?
This illustrated presentation by urban planner and housing specialist Dr Wendy Sarkissian draws on Australian and overseas research and provides some answers. It opens the door to a discussion of other approaches and solutions.
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