On this page you will find resources produced by the New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Cities and other organisations we support, including non-peer reviewed publications such as our books, submissions and blogs. Other useful material to which we have contributed is also listed here.

 

— Latest Resources

  • Improving Buildings, Cutting Carbon.
    Wellington, New Zealand: Steele Roberts, Aotearoa
  • Bennett, M.
    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
  • Kebbell, S.
    Nudging towards urban walkability in a car-dependent New Zealand neighbourhood.
    In M. Jones, L. Rice & F. Meraz (Eds.), Designing for health & wellbeing: Home, city, society.
    (pp. 87-108). Wilmington, USA: Vernon Press.
  • Dodge, N.
    Investment for sustainable transport: transport investment and carbon emissions in four Anglophone countries.
    NZ Centre for Sustainable Cities Policy Paper
    November 2017
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  • Dodge, N.
    Framing mobility investment: a review of the inclusion of environmental and social costs in transport appraisal frameworks in four Anglophone countries.
    NZ Centre for Sustainable Cities Policy Paper
    November 2017
  • Why New Zealand transport policy needs to encourage walking and cycling.
    In L Early & P Howden-Chapman (Eds.), Cities in New Zealand: Preferences, patterns and possibilities.
    (pp.107-114). Wellington, New Zealand: Steele Roberts Aotearoa.
  • Fabling, R.
    Picking up speed: Does ultrafast broadband increase firm productivity?

    Does adoption of ultrafast broadband result in productivity gains for New Zealand businesses? Are gains any higher when firms make complementary organisational investments?

  • Sobiecki, L.
    The future of Wellington’s bus fleet: The environmental and health implications of different upgrade options for Wellington’s bus fleet.
    NZ Centre for Sustainable Cities Policy Paper
    Victoria University of Wellington & NZ Centre for Sustainable Cities, May 2016
  • Early, L. Hamer-Adams, A.
    Introduction.
    In L. Early, P. Howden-Chapman & M. Russell (Eds.), Drivers of urban change.
    (pp. 7-14). Wellington, New Zealand: Steele Roberts Aotearoa.
  • Cadman, C. Carrington, L.
    Chapter Nine: More than a landlord: Realising the potential of the community housing sector.
    In S Bierre., P Howden-Chapman, L Early. (Eds.), Homes People Can Afford: How to Improve Housing in New Zealand.
    Wellington. Steele Roberts Aotearoa.