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Competitive Advantage • CFRC partner with more than 100 businesses , government , and community organisations in Australia and internationally on specific projects , translating research into practice and real-world impact
• Research focuses on six themes – compact cities , housing , healthy built environments , sustainable mobility , urban analytics , and urban planning
Impact • CFRC ’ s work advances the understanding of cities focusing on people , places , policies and technologies , with a focus on the major urban challenges of city equity , housing , productivity , sustainability , resilience , governance and renewal . This is undertaken in partnership with governments , industry , not-forprofit organisations , and communities . CFRC is committed to advancing the United Nations ’ Sustainable Development Goals with over 90 % of projects related to at least one goal .
Successful Applications • Secured almost $ 14 million revenue in grants over the past five years
• Internationally recognised leading researchers on housing , landuse planning , active transport , sustainable development , and urban equity issues
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• Provided solutions in residential energy use by creating resources to improve energy efficiency for lower-income households , and to support sustainability retrofits in strata titled properties
Capabilities and Facilities • Conducts high-level policy reviews and evaluations , providing evidence-based recommendations to policymakers
• Investigates qualitative impacts of energy poverty on disadvantaged households , and inform on targeted interventions
• Specialises in analysing energy usage patterns in the residential sector to guide energy efficiency strategies
• Understands the challenges facing the adoption of sustainable building practices in apartment and strata titled properties aligned to unique aspects of their financing , design , construction , and management
• Conducts research on active transport and sustainable mobility solutions , contributing to the development of policies and infrastructure that promote walking , cycling , and public transportation , reducing carbon emissions and enhancing urban liveability
• Equipped with a world-class City Analytics Lab featuring advanced GIS technology for urban analytics , modelling and visualisation , supporting innovative urban planning solutions
Our Collaborators |
• Bicycle Industries Australia
• City of Sydney
• Community Housing Industry Association ( CHIA )
• Commonwealth Bank of Australia
• FrontierSI
• Heart Foundation
• Housing Australia
• iMOVE Cooperative Research Centre
• NSW Office for Sport
• PEXA
• Penrith City Council
• Wollongong City Council
• Transport for NSW
• We Ride Australia
More Information Professor Chris Pettit City Futures Research Centre T : + 61 422 301 832 E : c . pettit @ unsw . edu . au
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• Developed innovative urban big-data analytics , as well as visualisation and modelling technology , to provide innovative and sustainable solutions to urban problems – includes the RAISE toolkit , Transport Oriented Development Atlas , a National Cycling Data Analytics platform , and a Cycling Infrastructure Scenario Builder |
• Australian Research Council ( ARC )
• Australian Housing Urban Research Institute ( AHURI )
• Australian Urban Research Infrastructure Network ( AURIN )
• Australian Cycling Environmental Health Foundation
• Bicycle Network
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