PhD Completion Seminar - Amber Howard

Title: Rethinking young adults' housing inequalities by class and context

Supervisors: Rebecca Bentley, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne; Emma Baker, School of Social Sciences, University of Adelaide; Richard Ronald, Department of Geography, Planning, and International Development Studies, University of Amsterdam; Cody Hochstenbach, Department of Geography, Planning, and International Development Studies, University of Amsterdam

Abstract:  This thesis explores young adult’s changing housing arrangements over the 2000s according to socio-economic position, focusing specifically on those privately renting and co-residing in the parental home. Drawing on national survey data, it applies quantitative methods to explore how housing inequalities manifest in two high-income countries: Australia and the Netherlands. It considers how these inequalities and their outcomes differ across these societies, shaped by broader socio-cultural, political and economic contexts, welfare regimes, and housing market dynamics.

Bio: Amber has undertaken her PhD cotutelle between the Centre for Health Policy at the University of Melbourne, and the department of Geography, Planning, and International Development Studies at the University of Amsterdam. Prior, Amber completed a MA in Architectural History, a MSc in Urban Planning, and began her research career at an architectural firm specialising in sustainable community development. Alongside her research, Amber has taught in Master’s and Summer School programmes in Urban Planning, Urban Studies and Public Health.

Zoom link: https://unimelb.zoom.us/j/86224884905?pwd=RBbUBWYhEwItAIF0D3zRoan1zHi8lG.1&from=addon

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