Research Fellow
Anna McKinlay is a consulting researcher with a background in architecture, urban design, and sustainability. Her field of expertise is housing preference and the influence of government policy and industry. She is currently working on a number of projects involving societal change toward more equitable built environments and better dwellings.
Qualifications
PhD (Urban Design and Regional Planning), University of the Sunshine Coast, 2020; Graduate Certificate in Sustainability, University of the Sunshine Coast, 2013; Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Built Environment, Queensland University of Technology, 1997.
Research Interests
- The social-spatial interconnection at housing and urban scales.
- Affordable and sustainable housing
- Utilisation rates for dwelling
- Integrating nature and human-dominated environments.
- Governance based on equitable sharing of resources for present and future generations
Key Research Publications
McKinlay A, Stevens NJ, Baldwin C. 2021 'Power relationships in housing production: a sociotechnical systems perspective on the expanding suburbs', Urban Policy & Research,
DOI: 10.1080/08111146.2021.1937099
Baldwin C, Dendle K, McKinlay A. 2019. 'Initiating senior co‐housing: people, place and long‐term security', Journal of Housing for the Elderly, DOI: 10.1080/02763893.2019.1583152.
McKinlay A, Baldwin C & Stevens NJ. 2017. 'Size matters: Dwelling size as a critical factor for sustainable urban development', Urban Policy & Research, DOI: 10.1080/08111146.2017.1374944
McKinlay A, Baldwin, C & Stevens, NJ. 2017, 'The size of the Australian dream and the 4S lifestyle factors of home', in State of Australian Cities, Adelaide, 28‐30 November 2017. apo-nid178446.docx