Resources

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

Leigh, L.

Penny, G.

(2024). Māori Wellbeing: A Guide for Housing Providers

New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Cities, University of Otago, Wellington

Māori Wellbeing: A Guide for Housing Providers (the Guide) was created as a learning and development tool primarily for housing providers.
Howden-Chapman, P.

(2025). Public housing and urban regeneration research programme: Maximising wellbeing. Key interim findings and recommendations.

The New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Cities.

PHUR key interim findings and recommendations

Booklet PHUR Key interim findings & recommendations.pdf
Chen, Z.

O’Sullivan, K.

Dohig, R.

Pierse, N.
Jiang, T. Riva, M. Das, R.
(2025). Understanding Summer Energy Poverty and Its Impact on Public Health.

Climate Risk Management

48, 100698 Research Summary
Howden-Chapman, P.
Gatzweiler, F. Cooper, R. Luginaah, I.
(Eds.), (2023). Cities Under COVID-19: A Systems Perspective.

Springer Nature & Zhejiang University Press.
Howden-Chapman, P.

Pierse, N.

Fraser, B.

(2023). Housing and urban regeneration in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Public Health Communication Centre,

Public Health Priority Series 21 February 2023.

Read the full briefing: Housing and urban regeneration in Aotearoa New Zealand
Human Rights Commission
(2022). Homelessness and human rights: A review of the emergency housing system in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Human Rights Commission,

Housing Inquiry, December 2022.

Homelessness and human rights: A review of the emergency housing system in Aote…
Howden-Chapman, P.

Bierre, S.
Cunningham, C.
(2021). TE TAPEKE FAIR FUTURES IN AOTEAROA

Royal Society Te Apārangi; ISBN (digital): 978-1-877264-48-1, ISBN (print): 978-1-877264-49-8

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Spotlight-on-housing-Te-Tapeke-digital.pdf
Olin, C.

O’Sullivan, K.

Howden-Chapman, P.

Ombler, J.

Witten, K.

Shearer, I.

Aspinall, C

Fraser, B.
Zhang, W.
(2021). Submission on Government Policy Statement on Housing and Urban Development (GPS-HUD).

New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Cities, Wellington

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2021.07.30-NZCSC-Submission-on-GPS-HUD-final.pdf
Viggers, H.
Kate Amore
Howden-Chapman, P.

(2021). Housing that lacks basic amenities in Aotearoa New Zealand, 2018 A supplement to the 2018 Census Estimate of Severe Housing Deprivation

He Kāinga Oranga - Housing and Health Research Programme, University of Otago, Wellington

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Housing-that-Lacks-Basic-Amenities-in-Aotearoa-New-Zealand-2018.pdf
World Health Organization (Eds.).
(2018). WHO Housing and health guidelines - Recommendations to promote healthy housing for a sustainable and equitable future.

World Health Organization.

The WHO Housing and health guidelines bring together the most recent evidence to provide practical recommendations to reduce the health burden due to unsafe and substandard housing.

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WHO Housing and health guidelines.pdf

https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241550376

Grant, L.

Viggers, H.

Howden-Chapman, P.

(Eds.), (2021). Improving Buildings, Cutting Carbon.

Wellington, New Zealand: Steele Roberts, Aotearoa
Kebbell, S.
Ombler, J.

(2019). 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.
(2017). 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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Transport-investment.pdf
Dodge, N.
(2017) 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

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Transport-Appraisal-Frameworks.pdf
Randal, E.

Keall, M.
Shaw, C. Russell, M.
Woodward, A.

Howden-Chapman, P.

(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.
Sobiecki, L.
(2016). 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