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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
39
Citations
5889
World Ranking
5703
National Ranking
412

Best Publications

  • Understanding 'smart cities': Intertwining development drivers with desired outcomes in a multidimensional framework

    Tan Yigitcanlar;Md. Kamruzzaman;Laurie Buys;Giuseppe Ioppolo

  • Learning and Active Aging

    Gillian Boulton-Lewis;Laurie Buys;Janette Lovie-Kitchin

  • Residential satisfaction in inner urban higher-density Brisbane, Australia: role of dwelling design, neighbourhood and neighbours

    Laurie Buys;Evonne Miller

  • Retrofitting commercial office buildings for sustainability: tenants' perspectives

    Evonne Miller;Laurie Buys

  • The Effectiveness of Energy Feedback for Conservation and Peak Demand: A Literature Review

    Desley Vine;Laurie Buys;Peter Morris

  • Residential consumers’ experiences in the adoption and use of solar PV

    Jeffrey Sommerfeld;Laurie Buys;Desley Vine

  • The Impact of Social Capital on Residential Water-Affecting Behaviors in a Drought-Prone Australian Community

    Evonne Miller;Laurie Buys

  • Privacy, modesty, hospitality, and the design of Muslim homes: A literature review

    Zulkeplee Othman;Rosemary Aird;Laurie Buys

  • Conceptualising climate change in rural Australia: community perceptions, attitudes and (in)actions

    Laurie Buys;Evonne Miller;Kimberley van Megen

  • Issues of active ageing: Perceptions of older people with lifelong intellectual disability

    Laurie Buys;Gillian Boulton-Lewis;Jan Tedman-Jones;Helen Edwards

  • Ageing, Learning, and Computer Technology in Australia

    Gillian M. Boulton-Lewis;Laurie Buys;Jan Lovie-Kitchin;Karen Barnett

  • Influence of demographic variables on uptake of domestic solar photovoltaic technology

    Jeffrey Sommerfeld;Laurie Buys;Kerrie Mengersen;Desley Vine

  • Mobility and out-of-home activities of older people living in suburban environments: ‘Because I'm a driver, I don't have a problem'

    Elisabeth Zeitler;Laurie Buys

  • Transportation behaviours of older adults: an investigation into car dependency in urban Australia.

    Laurie Buys;Stephen Snow;Kimberley van Megen;Evonne Miller

  • Mobility and Active Ageing in Suburban Environments: Findings from In-Depth Interviews and Person-Based GPS Tracking.

    Elisabeth Zeitler;Laurie Buys;Rosemary Aird;Evonne Miller

  • Public understanding of carbon sequestration in Australia: socio-demographic predictors of knowledge, engagement and trust

    Evonne Miller;Lorraine M. Bell;Laurie Buys

  • Life in a retirement village: Implications for contact with community and village friends

    Laurie R. Buys

  • Impact of disability on families: grandparents' perspectives.

    Evonne Miller;Laurie Buys;S. Woodbridge

  • Smart housing and social sustainability: Learning from the residents of Queensland’s Research House

    Laurie Buys;Karen R. Barnett;Evonne Miller;Chanel Bailey

  • Residents’ Experiences of Privacy and Comfort in Multi-Storey Apartment Dwellings in Subtropical Brisbane

    Rosemary Kennedy;Laurie Buys;Evonne Miller

  • Understanding ‘smart cities’: Intertwining development drivers with desired outcomes in a multidimensional framework

    Tan Yigitcanlar;Kamruzzaman;Laurie Buys;Giuseppe Ioppolo

Frequent Co-Authors

Gillian M. Boulton-Lewis
Gillian M. Boulton-Lewis Queensland University of Technology
Tan Yigitcanlar
Tan Yigitcanlar Queensland University of Technology
Jian Zuo
Jian Zuo University of Adelaide
Karen A. Roberto
Karen A. Roberto Virginia Tech
Gerard Ledwich
Gerard Ledwich Queensland University of Technology
Christine Bigby
Christine Bigby La Trobe University
Rebecca Bentley
Rebecca Bentley University of Melbourne
Tek Narayan Maraseni
Tek Narayan Maraseni University of Southern Queensland

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