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Dr Edgar Liu
Senior Research Fellow

Dr Edgar Liu

  • 2009 - PhD (Geography), UNSW
  • 2001 - B Sc (Applied Economic Geography) Hons I, UNSW
Arts,Design & Architecture
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 Urban Environments Collaboratory, a partnership between UNSW, UTS, WSU and two NSW Health Local Health Districts.
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

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, Urban Energy End-Use section [2020-present, Associate Editor]

Ageing & Society [2018-20, International Editorial Advisor; 2022- Editorial board]

Australasian Early Career Urban Research Network (AECURN) [2014-15, Secretary]

Organising committee:

Review committees:

 

Peer review

  • ABAC Journal
  • Ageing & Society
  • Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy
  • Atmosphere
  • Australian Geographer
  • Australian Population Issues
  • BMC Public Health
  • Cities
  • City, Culture and Society
  • Court of Conscience
  • Cultural Geographies
  • Energy & Buildings
  • Geoforum
  • Geographical Research
  • Health Promotion International
  • Housing Studies
  • Housing, Theory and Society
  • Journal of Community Practice
  • Journal of Design and Built Environment
  • Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
  • Journal of Housing and the Built Environment
  • Journal of Regional Science
  • Journal of Sustainability Science and Management
  • Kotuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online
  • Local Environment
  • New Zealand Population Review
  • Psychogeriatrics
  • Resources, Conservation & Recycling
  • Social Policy & Administration
  • Sustainability
  • The International Journal of Housing Policy
  • Wellbeing, Space & Society
  • Women’s Studies International Forum

 

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 2014.
  • 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 2016.
  • 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 2011
  • 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 2017.
  • 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 2017.
  • Liu, E. (2018) “Ageing in multi-generational households”, New agency: Owning your future, Design Hub, RMIT University & Sibling Architecture, 31 August 2018.
  • 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 2018.
  • 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 2017.
  • 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 2018.
  • 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 2018.
  • 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 2018.
  • Liu, E. (2019) “Ageing in multigenerational households”, 2019 UNSW Ageing Futures Institute Symposium, Sydney, 11 December 2019.
  • 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 2019.
  • 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 2019.
  • 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. 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 2016.
  • 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 2017. [VoxPop]
  • Liu, E. and Judd, B. (2017) “Lower income barriers to low carbon living”, The Salvation Army, Redfern, New South Wales, 23 August 2017.