New ways to think about conflict resolution for more harmonious strata living

It was pleasing to read the article on strata in the October Planning News. Despite the growing importance of strata title in meeting future housing demand and planning objectives, there is a dearth of Australian research into strata matters. As a key response to urban planning challenges, urban consolidation is ‘…critical to maintaining and improving the quality of life enjoyed by our communities and to help secure the nation’s productivity into the future’. As more households move into apartments, we urgently need sophisticated analysis of the housing we need and want. Correspondingly, there is an under-examined need to rethink conflict resolution in strata developments, and to promote harmonious living in these developments and community planning more generally