Urban recycling for the housing we need: self-renovation in RomeRome is a city under intense rental pressure, suffering from a chronic shortage of social and affordable housing. The situation has...
Europe needs new ways to finance housingCreative new financing methods are needed to cope as demographic and other trends drive up Europe’s need for new housing, participants...
The hidden city spaces for affordable housingEven in the most crowded urban environments, there are square metres left without use or purpose. Spaces too small for traditional urban...
New social and affordable housing in Italy: between public and private initiativesIn addition to the two extremes of public and private housing, a third kind of housing option has recently emerged in Italy. The new...
Finland shows example in the fight against homelessnessIn the past years Finland has managed to decrease homelessness, especially chronic homelessness, contrary to the general trend of...
The Grenfell tragedy shows social housing needs more ressourcesFew people would contest that 2017 has been a rollercoaster year for the United Kingdom so far. Brexit was formally triggered. An...