Dr. Louise Crabtree, from the Urban Research Centre @ the University of Western Sydney was the first professional invited to join our educational meeting series, aimed at educating the members of ‘Sydney Cohousing’ in various areas such as housing development, sustainability, legal issues, water and more..
Louise research focuses on the social, ecological and economic sustainability of community-driven housing developments in urban Australia; on the uptake of housing innovation in practice and policy; and, on the interfaces between sustainability, property rights, institutional design and democracy. She is interested in the translation of the community land trust model of land stewardship from the US and UK into an Australian context and in challenges encountered in scaling up or replicating innovation in housing design and delivery
Louise talked to us about the various options for improving affordability of our cohousing project. We discussed different ways of purchasing or acquiring the use of land and possibilities for partnering with other groups. She’ll be assisting us to make more contacts with groups, businesses and individuals that can help us develop our community.
