dc.contributor.author | Perolini, Petra | |
dc.contributor.editor | E. Tracada, G Cairns | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-12-10T01:30:57Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-12-10T01:30:57Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/372041 | |
dc.description.abstract | Although cooperative housing today in Australia can still be linked to radicalism
associated with the squatter movement of the 1970s, the model has come a long way.
Despite there being over a billion members of co-operatives worldwide, this housing
model has been rather sporadic in Australia. But with the Australian housing affordability
at an all-time high and increasing, alternative models such as co-operatives or
community housing could provide some answers to providing more affordable housing.
Until now, co-operatives have coped with inconsistent state and territory legislation and
competitive disadvantages in comparison to entities that operate under the
Corporations Act 2001.In 2007, the State and Territory Ministers agreed to implement
nationally uniform legislation to address the inconsistencies and competitive
disadvantages that the previous legislations gave to co-operatives. Some of these
positive changes include co-operatives to have the freedom to operate on a national
basis and to provide co-operatives with better access to external capital funding. Nonfor
profit organisations have been actively pushing for a change in the state government's approach towards co-op housing to meet the growing demand for the
social and economic benefits it can provide for people.
Although there are many different forms of co-operatives, they all share one
fundamental element: collective ownership. Collective ownership means affordability,
security, a decent place to live, transparency in management, a strong commitment
towards social goals and the possibility of personal growth by gaining new skills and
knowledge.
The success of housing co-operatives can perhaps be seen in Europe, where different
models of co-operatives or community housing have become a more common form of
real estate and are not just seen as some form of social housing. In Switzerland, housing
co-ops represent 57 per cent of the non-for profit rental stock and 4.3per cent of the total
housing stock. In contrast, the trend in Australia is still towards providing less social housing
and concentrating on more market driven housing. Co-operative housing in Australia in
2012 only represented 0.06 per cent of the total housing stock.
This paper will discuss the success of co-operate housing in Switzerland and will examine
two case studies, Heizenholz in Zurich-Hoengg and Zwicky in Duebendorf. Although a
community based and social way of living will challenge the traditional way Australian’s
live, it could just provide some answers to the current housing affordability crisis. | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.publisher | Architecture, Media, Politics, Society (AMPS) | |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | |
dc.publisher.uri | http://architecturemps.com/derbyconference/ | |
dc.relation.ispartofconferencename | AMPS Conference 10 | |
dc.relation.ispartofconferencetitle | AMPS Proceedings Series 10. Cities, Communities Homes: Is the Urban Future Livable | |
dc.relation.ispartofdatefrom | 2017-06-22 | |
dc.relation.ispartofdateto | 2017-06-23 | |
dc.relation.ispartoflocation | Derby, United Kingdom | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Built Environment and Design not elsewhere classified | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 129999 | |
dc.title | Is Co-operative Housing a Creative Solution for Australia's Housing Affordability Crisis? | |
dc.type | Conference output | |
dc.type.description | E1 - Conferences | |
dc.type.code | E - Conference Publications | |
dc.description.version | Version of Record (VoR) | |
gro.faculty | Arts, Education & Law Group, Queensland College of Art | |
gro.rights.copyright | © 2017 AMPS. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the conference's website for access to the definitive, published version. | |
gro.hasfulltext | Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Perolini, Petra S. | |