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Housing

Housing: Facts & Figures

Iris Fiebiger - September 2, 2021

Why is it important to improve housing and make our homes greener, safer, more socially inclusive, affordable, and just overall better? The following facts provide answers to this question. They illustrate what impact housing has...

Housing

The Challenge of Making Housing Affordable

Iris Fiebiger - November 2, 2021

Making housing affordable is not a simple task. To make things easier for you, we have researched some of the main challenges you will come across. Familiarise yourself with them now and get a...

Migration

Why is the Integration of Migrants Important in European Cities?

Karl Dickinson - December 6, 2023

The recent research conducted in response to JPI Urban Europe’s Urban Migration call offers a greater understanding of what the arrival of new populations means for the functioning of European cities, and what forces...

Migration

Exactly What Is Urban Migration?

Karl Dickinson - December 6, 2023

For two years from January 2021, eight research projects supported by JPI Urban Europe’s Urban Migration call looked into the state of migration in the context of Europe’s cities: who it involves, what their...

Water

Notable City: São Paulo – Water Challenges Along the Class Divide

Karl Dickinson - February 16, 2023

São Paulo is a tale of two cities. A broken relationship with water has created a litany of challenges, which hit the sprawling favelas harder than the wealthy centre. The Secretary of Urbanism is...

Water

CityChanger Panchali Saikia: Guardian of Urban Water Governance

Karl Dickinson - June 13, 2023

Water democracy has implications for health, safety, and life opportunities. Nowhere is this more apparent than among the large informal settlements in Indian cities. This is where the work of Panchali Saikia makes a...

FWE Nexus

Food-Water-Energy Nexus Facts & Figures

Karl Dickinson - November 15, 2022

Trying to understand the food-water-energy (FWE) nexus has a lot of us scratching our heads. Trying to get anywhere with it is like unravelling a knotted ball of wool: you can tug at the threads,...

Housing

Guarantee It: The Right to Adequate Housing

Iris Fiebiger - September 22, 2021

Access to adequate housing is a human right. And yet, we are still struggling to accommodate everyone in our cities. To understand why – and ultimately resolve this issue – we need to take...

Housing

How to Solve the Housing Affordability Crisis

Iris Fiebiger - September 13, 2021

The housing market is in crisis. Demand is increasing, rents are soaring, and even middle-income earners are struggling to afford to live in cities. What is the root of this housing affordability crisis, and...

Housing

Ending Youth Homelessness Through Mindset & System Shifts

Metka Novak - May 30, 2022

Youth homelessness is often an overlooked topic. There are public institutions helping young adults and minors in need, right? Well, sadly, that’s not always the case. We spoke with the Co-Founder of Point Source...

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