Book Reviews
By Jonathan Rutherford. Palgrave Macmillan, 2020, ISBN: 9783030178871
Edited by Farhan Karim. Routledge, 2018, ISBN: 9781138889699
By Ilan Kelman. Oxford University Press, 2020, ISBN: 9780198841340
Edited by Francesco Pomponi, Catherine de Wolf & Alice Moncaster. Springer, 2018, ISBN: 9783319727967
Edited by Zhongjie Lin and José L.S. Gámez. Routledge, 2018, ISBN: 9781138208995
Edited by Jenny Rinkinen, Elizabeth Shove, and Jacopo Torriti. Routledge, 2019, ISBN: 9780367027797.
By David Clapham. Routledge, 2019, ISBN: 9781138193956
Kyle Konis and Stephen Selkowitz. Springer, 2017, ISBN 9783319394619
By Fionn Stevenson. RIBA Publishing, 2019, ISBN: 9781859468241
By Nicola Gillen. RIBA Publishing, 2019, ISBN: 9781859468456
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In light of the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, David Oswald and Trivess Moore (RMIT University) reflect on the rights that inhabitants have for buildings to be safe, healthy, comfortable and robust. However, serial and various failings in the construction supply side and its oversight by governments mean greater accountability is needed.
Blind Spots in Energy Policy
As a policy practitioner who leads a national organisation representing households and small businesses in shaping the future of Australia’s energy system, Lynne Gallagher (Energy Consumers Australia) responds to the Buildings & Cities special issue, Energy, Emerging Technologies and Gender in Homes. Insights from lived experience reveal blind spots in the design, provision and use of smart tech that adversely affect energy outcomes.