Sarah Robertson

Sarah is a Research Fellow in the Centre for Urban Research at RMIT University focused on the social dimensions of climate resilient and safe housing and human-nature relations in cities. She teaches into the Research Training Unit in the School of Global Urban and Social Studies.

Working across the fields of human geography and the built environment, Sarah's social science research is focused on issues central to the creation of sustainable and just urban places and resilient housing in a changing climate. In the context of significant global socal and ecological stress and change, her research examines the relations between humans, 'urban natures', housing and home places as designed and made.

Her recent work has investigated uneven and gendered experiences of place, summer heat and climate change, and equitable and sustainable low carbon housing transitions. 

Sarah's teaching and supervisory interests include qualitative and innovative research methods, theory, sustainable and low/no carbon housing, temporalities of climate adaptation and climate justice, and placemaking.

Sarah has worked with local and state governments, social and environment not-for-profit organisations, and industry partners.
Sarah is also a former editor of Sanctuary: modern green homes magazine, published by ReNew.