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Dr Edgar Liu

Dr Edgar Liu

Senior Research Fellow
  • 2009 - PhD (Geography), UNSW
  • 2001 - B Sc (Applied Economic Geography) Hons I, UNSW
Arts, Design & Architecture (ADA)
City Futures Research Centre

Edgar is a Senior Research Fellow at the Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture's City Futures Research Centre (0.4FTE). He first joined City Futures in April 2009 soon after completing his PhD in cultural geography (also at the University of New South Wales). His research primarily focuses on assessing the effectiveness of public housing estate regeneration in Australia; multigenerational family housing; ageing in place; and concepts of community and place. Since July 2021, Edgar is also a Senior Research Fellow (0.6 FTE) at the Sydney Partnership for Health, Education, Research and Enterprise's Healthy Populations and Environments Platform (formerly the Healthy Urban Environments Collaboratory), and is currently based at the University of Technology Sydney's Institute for Sustainable Futures as a Research Director.
E-mail
edgar.liu@unsw.edu.au

  • Research Excellence Award 2017 – Level B – Faculty of Built Environment, University of New South Wale
  • 2016 Awards for Planning Excellence – Commendation in Cutting edge research and teaching (with Robert Freestone) – Planning Institute Australia (NSW chapter)
  • Built Environment Dean’s Award for Research Excellence (Level A) 2013 – Faculty of Built Environment, University of New South Wales

 

In the media

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  • 15 June: Building as a family bloc: Multi-generational living thrive as prices go through the roof, Courier-Mail, Michelle Hele

 

Memberships

Organising committee:

Review committees:

  • PRELUDIUM-22, Polski Narodowe Centrum Nauki (Polish National Science Center) (2023)
  • Economic and Social Research Council New Investigator grant, UK Research and Innovation (2023)
  • OPUS-22, Polski Narodowe Centrum Nauki (Polish National Science Center) (2022)
  • Developing the evidence base: building and delivering suitable living environments and communities for an ageing population, Dunhill Medical Trust (UK) (2021)
  • Sustainable Built Environments Conference international scientific committee (2016)
  • Regional Urbanism in the Era of Globalisation scientific committee (2015)
  • Australian Planner special issue, (Re)constituting Urban Research in a Neo-liberal Planning Climate (2015)

 

Invited panels (non-academic):

 

Other invited presentations:

  • Easthope, H., Liu, E., Judd, B. and Burnley, I. (2014) “Feeling at home in a multigenerational household: The importance of control”, BE seminar, Faculty of Built Environment, University of NSW, 18 June.
  • Judd, B. and Liu, E. (2016) “Feeling the heat of energy poverty: Income barriers to low carbon living”, CRC for Low Carbon Living 2016 Participants Annual Forum, Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, 15-16 November.
  • Liu, E. (2011) “Transitioning to post-study roles: What not to do”, Institute of Australian Geographers Annual Conference postgraduate symposium, Wollongong, New South Wales, 3 July.
  • Liu, E. (2017) “Lower income barriers to low carbon living”, Friends of the Earth Bill Busters campaign launch, The Settlement, Redfern, New South Wales, 11 March.
  • Liu, E. (2017) “Trust and opportunities”, CRCLCL Roadshow Engaging community and facilitating change, Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils and Sydney Coastal Councils Group, Parramatta, New South Wales, 20 October.
  • Liu, E. (2018) “Ageing in multi-generational households”, New agency: Owning your future, Design Hub, RMIT University & Sibling Architecture, 31 August.
  • Liu, E. (2018) “Displacement without relocation: The impacts of council amalgamations on place attachment, sense of belonging and resident outcomes”, People and Place Research Cluster, Faculty of Built Environment, University of NSW, 23 May.
  • Liu, E. (2018) “Energy Efficiency Decision-Making in the NSW Social Housing Sector”, Energy Efficiency Decision Making Node Steering Committee meeting, NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, 3 December.
  • Liu, E. (2018) “Energy Efficiency Decision-Making in the NSW Social Housing Sector”, CRCLCL Affordable and Social Housing roadshow, Cooperative Research Centre for Low Carbon Living, UNSW Sydney, 11 December.
  • Liu, E. (2018) “Lifting the energy efficiency standards of low-cost rentals”, UNSW Climate Change Week: BE pecha kucha, 19 October.
  • Liu, E. (2018) “Low-income households and the energy conundrum”, National Forum on Low Carbon Homes for Low Income Households, Cooperative Research Centre for Low Carbon Living, University of Wollongong, 8 August.
  • Liu, E. (2018) “Policies & actions to address energy poverty”, Urban Resilience Asia Pacific Conference, UNSW Sydney, 7-8 November (invited panellist, session: Energy poverty in the Asia Pacific).
  • Liu, E. (2018) “Social mix and relocation strategies”, Waterloo Redevelopment Public Forum, Viliganti, Sydney, NSW, 3 October.
  • Liu, E. (2019) “Ageing in multigenerational households”, 2019 UNSW Ageing Futures Institute Symposium, Sydney, 11 December.
  • Liu, E. (2019) “Assessing people outcomes of public housing estate renewals: Two case studies from suburban Sydney, Australia”, collaborative workshop on urban renewal, Fukuoka, Kyushu University, 6-9 March.
  • Liu, E. (2019) “Energy efficiency in lower income households: Opportunities and challenges”, Australia India Knowledge Exchange Workshop on Smart Energy Management, UNSW Sydney, 29 March 2019.
  • Liu, E. (2019) “More energy efficient affordable housing” [poster], Transitioning to a Clean Energy Future Research Showcase, UNSW Energy Institute, 11 November.
  • Liu, E. (2019) “Multigenerational living as a housing option for the aged in Australia”, Sydney Design Festival (A Multi-Generational Future), Tin Sheds Gallery, University of Sydney, 4 March.
  • Liu, E. (2020) “Australia’s social and affordable housing sector: A resilient response to COVID-19”, COVID - 19 Impact Interviews: member session with NHFIC (webinar), Community Housing Industry Association, 28 October.
  • Liu, E. (2020) “The social infrastructure and policy needs for an active ageing Australia”, Economy and Policy - Research Theme webinar, UNSW Ageing Futures Institute, 26 November.
  • Liu, E. (2021) “What does it take to get funded in the current COVID-19 era?”, Capacity Building webinar, UNSW Ageing Futures Institute, 10 August.
  • Liu, E. (2022) “AHURI 41275: Business models, consumer experiences and regulation of retirement villages”, Research and Social Policy Program, Uniting, 1 August.
  • Liu, E. (2023) “Support older people ageing in place in Australia: Social infrastructure and policy needs”, 2023 ASEM FORUM on Human Rights of Older Persons: Present and Future, ASEM Global Ageing Center, 11-12 July. [YouTube]
  • Liu, E. (2023) “Supporting older people ageing in place in Australia: Social infrastructure and policy needs”, UNSW Ageing Futures Institute webinar, 26 October.
  • Liu, E. (2023) “Supporting older people ageing in place: Social infrastructure and policy needs”, CFRC Seminar Series, 14 April.
  • Liu, E. (2023) “Ageing at the intersection of diversities”, part of Leaving no one behind: is fear of ageing without adequate preparedness and support real? (Mao, L., Sinclair, C., Heslop, A., and Liu, E.) for  ADA x Health, 27 October.
  • Liu, E. and Easthope, H. (2016) “Multigenerational family living: Evidence and policy implications from Australia”, People and Place Research Cluster, Faculty of Built Environment, University of NSW, 9 June.
  • Liu, E. and Judd, B. (2016) “Lower income barriers to low carbon living”, UNSW Climate Change Week: BE pecha kucha, 14 October.
  • Liu, E. and Judd, B. (2017) “Lower income barriers to low carbon living”, Energy Consumers Australia Board Stakeholder Forum, Sydney, New South Wales, 23 August. [VoxPop]
  • Liu, E. and Judd, B. (2017) “Lower income barriers to low carbon living”, The Salvation Army, Redfern, New South Wales, 23 August.
  • Liu, E. and Judd, B. (2023) “Downsizing and the missing middle”, community housing forum for Kylea Tink Independent Federal Member, North Sydney, 29 October. [outcomes report]
  • Liu, E., Easthope, H. and Kerr, S.-M. (2024) “Facilitating social cohesion in rapidly densifying neighbourhoods: A case study on inner suburban Sydney, Australia”, Geography and Environmental Studies seminar series, University of Newcastle, 30 May.