Research
Use the menu at right to find research publications and other writing from Centre members, or go to the members’ pages.
Books
(2017) Philippa Howden-Chapman, Lisa Early and Jenny Ombler eds. Cities in New Zealand: Preferences, patterns and possibilities
(2015) Lisa Early, Philippa Howden-Chapman, Marie Russell eds. Drivers of Urban Change
(2013) Sarah Bierre, Philippa Howden-Chapman and Lisa Early eds.Homes People Can Afford: How to improve housing in New Zealand
(2011) Karen Witten, Wokje Abrahamse and Keriata Stuart eds. Growth Misconduct? Avoiding sprawl and improving urban intensification
(2010) Keriata Stuart and Michelle Thompson-Fawcett eds. Growth Misconduct? Avoiding sprawl and improving urban intensification
(2010) Philippa Howden-Chapman, Keriata Stuart and Ralph Chapman eds.Sizing up the City: Urban form and transport in New Zealand
Resilient Urban Futures
Our Resilient Urban Futures programme of research, supported by a 4-year grant from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, links researchers from NZ universities, NIWA, Motu and local councils.
Resilient Urban Futures publications
Which possible futures for New Zealand cities will be most resilient, liveable and competitive?
Submissions
Randal, E., Chapman R., Shaw C., Keall M., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2020). Submission on the draft Government Policy Statement on land transport 2021.
Chapman, R., Blaschke, P., Witten, K., Randal, E., Keall, M. & Howden-Chapman, P. (2020). Submission by the NZ Centre for Sustainable Cities on the RMA Issues and Options Paper, ‘Opportunities for Change’. Wellington, NZ Centre for Sustainable Cities.
Chapman, R., Viggers, H. & Howden-Chapman, P. (2019) Response to Call for evidence on Options available to reduce greenhouse gas emissions over the period 2022-2035. Submission to the Interim Climate Change Commission. Wellington: New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Cities.
Chapman, R. & Howden-Chapman, P (2019). Submission to the Ministry for the Environment on National Policy Statement on Urban Development. Wellington, NZ Centre for Sustainable Cities.
Chapman, R., Howden-Chapman, P., Randal, E., & Ombler, J. (2019). Submission to the Environment Select Committee on the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill. Wellington: New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Cities.
Submission to Ministry for the Environment on ‘Our Climate Your Say: Consultation on the Zero Carbon Bill. July 2018
Submission to the Tax Working Group on The Future of Tax April 2018
Submission to Productivity Commission on the draft ‘Low-emissions economy April 2018
Submission on Draft Government Policy Statement on Land Transport
Submission to Wellington City Council on car sharing facilitation April 2017 Draft Government Policy Statement on Land Transport 2018/2019 – 2027/2028, March 2017
Productivity Commission’s better urban planning draft report, submission on urban intensification and policies to reduce GHG emissions, Oct 2016
National Policy Statement on urban development capacity, July 2016
Submission on Wellington City Council draft Low Carbon Capital Plan, May 2016
Productivity Commission’s better urban planning issues paper, submission by NZCSC and Regional Public Health, 2016
Ministry of Transport’s draft transport research strategy, 2016
Productivity Commission’s draft report Using Land for Housing, 2015
New Zealand’s climate change target, a submission by Ralph Chapman, Victoria University of Wellington, June 2015
Wellington City Council Medium-density Housing and Town Centre Plans 2015
GWRC draft climate change strategy 2015
Wellington draft regional land transport plan 2015
Wellington urban growth plan
Safer urban speed limits
Open spaces
Wellington’s draft annual plan
Improving our resource management system
In a recently published article arising out of the Resilient Urban Futures programme the authors seek to develop a framework to facilitate the integration of physical and social science understandings of urban infrastructure and resilience in urban systems. Coulson G, Moores J, Waa A, Kearns R, Witten K, Batstone C, Somervell E, Olivares G and Howden-Chapman P (2020) Toward a Framework for Resilience Assessments: Working Across Cultures, Disciplines, and Scales in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Front. Sustain. Cities 2:11. doi: 10.3389/frsc.2020.00011
Posted in news & events and research on 25 May 2020 – 12:47 pm
A New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Cities team of researchers from University of Otago, Wellington and Victoria University of Wellington recently completed a detailed study of the provision of public green space in central Wellington City in relation to current and projected future population levels, for Wellington City Council.
Posted in health and housing & building and news & events and NZ policy issues and research and urban design on 5 December 2019 – 2:08 pm
Three of our members have written a working paper for National Science Challenge 11, Building Better Homes, Towns and Cities. Chapman, R., Bennett, M., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2019). Scope for building performance provisions to advance building sustainability and environmental performance in New Zealand. Working Paper for the National Science Challenge 11, Building Better Homes, Towns and Cities
Posted in energy and health and housing & building and news & events and NZ policy issues and research and urban design and urban governance on 18 October 2019 – 2:56 pm
Two of our researchers, Professor Philippa Howden-Chapman and Associate Professor Ralph Chapman, wrote a submission on behalf of the NZ Centre for Sustainable Cities to the Ministry for the Environment on the National Policy Statement on Urban Development. Chapman, R. and Howden-Chapman, P. (2019). Submission to the Ministry for the Environment on the National Policy Statement on Urban Development. Wellington, NZ Centre for Sustainable Cities.
Posted in climate change and energy and health and housing & building and news & events and NZ policy issues and research and transport and urban design on 18 October 2019 – 2:40 pm
The NZ Centre for Sustainable Cities recently made a submission to the Environment Select Committee on the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill. Chapman, R., Howden-Chapman, P., Randal, E., & Ombler, J. (2019). Submission to the Environment Select Committee on the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill. Wellington: New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Cities.
Posted in behaviour change and climate change and energy and health and housing & building and news & events and research and transport and urban design and urban governance on 28 August 2019 – 3:58 pm
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