Purpose The authors report a study of heritage conservation linked to rural small-town regeneration in Aotearoa New Zealand. The purpose of this study is to answer the question: how, with limited local resources, do the residents and administrators of small settlements conserve historic heritage...

This article emerges from debates about the effects of urban consolidation and the need to meet the challenges faced by building owners’ associations in their bid to manage common property in multi-owned residential buildings. It reports an Auckland, New Zealand case study of body corporate...

Derived from a wider study of place-based economic, social, cultural and environmental regeneration initiatives in small regional New Zealand towns, and reflecting on international research that emphasises the importance of long-term collaborative effort, effective governance and locally-based...

We discuss case studies of three South Island small towns: Ashburton, Timaru and Oamaru and their wider local authority jurisdictions, focusing on how local stake-holders are defining the issues facing these places and identifying, prioritising and investing in regeneration initiatives,...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a nuanced understanding of the complex factors driving the decision of commercial property owners (investors and developers) to stay and rebuild after a major disaster. The study examines what happens in the post-disaster rebuild of a central...

‘Urban sustainability’ currently receives widespread and generally enthusiastic endorsement, yet concerns are emerging that recent expressions of the concept may actually be working against the city and its residents. Based on research in Christchurch, New Zealand (one of the most urbanised...

We examine the mediating role of real estate agency in the residential housing market with reference to intraurban place meaning. Our focus is on real estate advertising because it is the central mediating technique used by sales consultants to incorporate and extend the market activities of a...

The quest for more sustainable urban forms has added renewed vigour to urban planning, with various types of urban infill and intensification becoming increasingly popular with local authorities. These approaches seek to achieve environmental and social objectives but, despite the supposed...