The studies presented in this text provide a unique insight into a range of housing production, consumption and policy issues that, while based in Australia, have implications that go beyond this national context. For instance how do suburban-based societies adjust to the realities of aging populations, anthropogenic climate change and the signific 'This outstanding collection of essays by some of the best known scholars in the field provides an incisive diagnosis of the causes of Australia's housing affordability crisis and its implications. I have no doubt that the book will provide an essential resource for social policy researchers and practitioners for many years to come.' Keith Jacobs, University of Tasmania, Australia 'Strongly reflecting the vitality of Australia's housing studies community and encompassing a wide range of current housing-related policy debates, this topical collection helps to plug what has been a yawning gap in the nation's urban planning literature. As many contributions chime with live policy discussions in comparator countries, this text will also be of interest to academics and others outwith Australia.' Hal Pawson, University of New South Wales, Australia