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Dr Chris Martin

Dr Chris Martin

Scientia Fellow (Level C)

Bachelor of Economics (Social Sciences) (Honours 1), University of Sydney

Bachelor of Laws (Honours 2), University of Sydney

Doctor of Philosophy, University of Sydney

Arts, Design & Architecture (ADA)
City Futures Research Centre

Chris is a Senior Research Fellow in聽the City Futures Research Centre.聽

Chris's research interests are in rental housing and housing affordability, with special interest in:

  • tenancy law;
  • the private rental market and related institutions;
  • social housing;
  • lodging and boarding houses;
  • residential parks and land lease communities;
  • housing investment and finance;
  • housing policy and intergovernmental relations;
  • history of housing policy
  • international comparative housing studies; and
  • intersections between housing聽and criminal justice.

Chris has led and participated in numerous inquiries and research projects for the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI), the Australian Research Council (ARC) and other research聽funders.

Chris was previously the Senior Policy Officer of the Tenants' Union of NSW, and is the author of the 'Tenants' Rights Manual' (4th edition), the leading text on tenancy law and policy for tenants and community workers in New South Wales. He is also a past Chair of Shelter NSW.聽

  • Books | 2012
    Martin C, 2012, Tenants' Rights Manual: a practical guide to renting in New South Wales (4th edition), Federation Press, Annandale
  • Book Chapters | 2024
    Martin C; Pawson H, 2024, 'Homelessness prevention in Australian residential tenancies and social housing law: The case for reform', in The Routledge Handbook of Global Perspectives on Homelessness, Law & Policy, pp. 481 - 499,
    Book Chapters | 2020
    Crommelin L; Troy L; Martin C; Pettit C, 2020, 'Is Airbnb a Sharing Economy Superstar? Evidence from Five Global Cities', in Disruptive Urbanism, Routledge, pp. 37 - 52,
    Book Chapters | 2020
    Sisson A; Rogers D, 2020, 'Housing', in Kobayashi A (ed.), International Encyclopedia of Human Geography (Second Edition), pp. 69 - 73,
    Book Chapters | 2018
    Pettit C; Ticzon C; Reades J; Wentz EA; Ong P; Martin C; Troy L; Crommelin L, 2018, 'How Disruptive Technology is Impacting the Housing and Property Markets: An Examination of Airbnb', in Reed R; Pettit C (ed.), Real Estate and GIS: The Application of Mapping Technologies, Routledge, Abingdon, pp. 36 - 64,
    Book Chapters | 2018
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