Opportunities and barriers for photovoltaics on multi-unit residential buildings: Reviewing the Australian experience

MB Roberts, A Bruce, I MacGill - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper reviews opportunities for, and barriers to, increasing photovoltaic (PV)
deployment on apartment buildings, with a particular focus on the Australian experience. As …

The role of residential tree arrangement: A scoping review of energy efficiency in temperate to subtropical climate zones

M Rouhollahi, D Whaley, M Behrend, J Byrne… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
A significant shift towards consolidating residential neighbourhoods has dramatically
influenced the Australian national urban tree canopy benchmark. Recurrent tree planting, in …

Green space context and vegetation complexity shape people's preferences for urban public parks and residential gardens

V Harris, D Kendal, AK Hahs, CG Threlfall - Landscape Research, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Landscape preferences shape decision-making and drive the ecological outcomes of urban
landscapes. We investigate how people's landscape preferences are shaped by the green …

From backyards to balconies: cultural norms and parents' experiences of home in higher-density housing

SM Kerr, N Klocker, C Gibson - Housing studies, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Families increasingly make home in higher-density housing, a major transition for
low-density suburban cities. Adjusting to everyday life in apartments requires distinctive …

Size matters: House size and thermal efficiency as policy strategies to reduce net emissions of new developments

S Clune, J Morrissey, T Moore - Energy policy, 2012 - Elsevier
Reducing CO2-e emissions from residential buildings through more stringent building codes
has gained increasing international focus. Concurrently, Australian houses have steadily …

Potential residential tree arrangement to optimise dwelling energy efficiency

M Rouhollahi, D Whaley, J Byrne, J Boland - Energy and Buildings, 2022 - Elsevier
Energy–efficient dwellings promote substantial urban energy conservation. Residential tree
allocation, as an Urban Heat Island (UHI) mitigation strategy, stimulates climate responsivity …

Low-density housing in sustainable urban planning–Scaling down to private gardens by using the green infrastructure concept

O Tahvonen, M Airaksinen - Land use policy, 2018 - Elsevier
Using green infrastructure (GI) concept, urban green spaces in the form of combined private
and public green areas with planned and unplanned vegetation, have been recognized as a …

Leafier communities, healthier hearts: an Australian cohort study of 104,725 adults tracking cardiovascular events and mortality across 10 years of linked health data

X Feng, MA Navakatikyan, R Toms… - Heart, Lung and Circulation, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective Green space reduces cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, but few studies examine
what types of green space matter, which is an important consideration as cities densify and …

[HTML][HTML] Optimising tree arrangement policy in Australian small-scale residential settings

M Rouhollahi, M Behrend, J Boland - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2024 - Elsevier
Tree canopy loss in residential zones is a current Australian planning challenge in
delivering liveable, heat–resilient urban developments. It is time for local governments to …

Outdoor thermal performance of urban development patterns in Greater Adelaide since the late 19th century

Y Liu, Y Zhang, E Sharifi, Y Liu, Q Liu, D Kroll - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Extreme heat events have become more common and more severe during summer than
ever before as a result of the warming climate in Australia. The impact of urban morphology …