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

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

Recent Submissions from NZ Centre for Sustainable Cities

Chapman, R., Howden-Chapman, P., Randal, E., & Ombler, J. (2018). Submission to Ministry for the Environment on ‘Our Climate Your Say: Consultation on the Zero Carbon Bill. Please READ for more details Randal, E., Shaw, C., Chapman, R., & colleagues. (2018). Submission by the NZ Centre for Sustainable Cities to the New Zealand Productivity Commission on the draft ‘Low-emissions economy’ report. Please READ for more details Chapman, R., Howden-Chapman, P., Woodward, A., Witten, K., & Randal, E. (2018). Submission to the Tax Working Group on The Future of Tax. Please READ for more details

Posted in research on 4 October 2018 – 10:46 am

Two new papers on transport by NZ Centre for Sustainable Cities members

A review of the inclusion of environmental and social costs in transport appraisal frameworks in four Anglophone countries, please read: Framing Mobility Investment Transport investment and carbon emissions in four Anglophone countries, please read: Investment for sustainable transport

Posted in climate change and news & events and research and transport on 4 January 2018 – 9:39 am

Book – Cities in New Zealand: Preferences, patterns and possibilities

A new book sets out important ideas for helping New Zealand cities resolve the challenges of providing quality, affordable housing, designing healthy transport systems and dealing with climate change. Cities in New Zealand: Preferences, patterns and possibilities has multiple authors and was edited by Professor Philippa Howden-Chapman, Jenny Ombler and Dr Lisa Early, of the New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Cities, hosted at the University of Otago, Wellington. Please read for more details.

Posted in behaviour change and climate change and energy and health and housing & building and media and news & events and NZ policy issues and research and transport and urban design and urban governance on 19 September 2017 – 4:41 pm

Media release: Progress slow on Wellington and Auckland’s carbon emissions

Monday, 19 June 2017 Associate Professor Ralph Chapman was lead author of a Victoria University of Wellington-led study which suggests that despite strong goals adopted by Wellington and Auckland, the cities still have a way to go in reducing carbon emissions from transport.

Posted in behaviour change and climate change and energy and health and news & events and NZ policy issues and research and transport on 22 June 2017 – 4:21 pm

Media release: Setting the world on a course toward sustainable development

Tuesday, 6 June 2017 A major new report by Professor Philippa Howden-Chapman and others on the challenge of achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals has just been been released.

Posted in behaviour change and climate change and health and news & events and research on 9 June 2017 – 4:36 pm

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