Where do immigrants live? Does their place of residence change as the city evolves? How have the physical, institutional, economic, and political preconditions affected integration? These questions play a central role in the keynote lecture of Doug Saunders during the Opening Event of the ISHF. Article by Merel Pit, ISHF team Neighbourhoods where nobody wants… Read More Doug Saunders’ 12 Conditions to Immigrant Success
“Bring in knowledge from the south to the north,” Alfredo Brillembourg shouts on stage, while he presents his Urban Think Tank and several projects on the first day of the International Social Housing Festival in Amsterdam. In line with the topic of diversification, the US-Venezualan, Swiss-based architect delivers a keynote speech on how to achieve diversification… Read More Bring In Knowledge From The South To The North!
France is a country with a large social housing sector that secures the right to a decent home for millions, its ubiquity, importance and centrality to national debates creating a cultural imagining– not always positive– of French social housing that permeates beyond the bounds of the national. From l’ Union Sociale pour l’ Habitat is… Read More Solidarity, social housing, and… swimming pools!
As something of a bare necessity for a functional and comfortable modern life, energy efficiency and best practice is a cornerstone of the holistic and inclusive social housing models in much of the world. Energy cooperatives let communities take control of their energy production and supply, and maximise efficiency in supply and maintenance. From HIER Opgewekt… Read More Strength from power: Meriam Koekkoek explains energy cooperatives
This article is provided by Aedes-Actiz Kenniscentrum Wonen Zorg and edited by the ISHF team. “The new townspeople will be old”, says Professor Jan Latten, Professor of Social Demography at the University of Amsterdam. “It’s not so much that the elderly go to the city en masse, but that people stay in the city and grow… Read More Jan Latten points out that loneliness amongst elderly is a key issue.
With so many important and headline-grabbing challenges such as crime, migration and climate change facing cities, it is often easy to forget that, in many places, the ageing profile of city-dwellers is a challenge that is as urgent and deserving of immediate action as any of the above. Aedes-Actiz KCWZ’s Yvonne Witter is on board to… Read More ‘I am always happy to meet people who are also crazy about older people’
One of the things we are most proud of at the ISHF is our bringing together of voices from so many different national contexts, and whilst the problems and definitions may differ from country to country, the fight for decent and affordable housing remains universal! In this interview, Mr. Caesar W. Enwefah, Executive Secretary of the… Read More The struggle for housing rights in Nigeria
The very first reason to organize a International Social Housing Festival was sharing knowledge on housing internationally, as we are very much aware that the biggest challege regarding housing lays in the developing world. Therefore we dedicated one festival day, the 20th of June, to sharing knowledge with countries outside of the European continent. Here… Read More IHS’s Ellen Geurts explains why she strives for better housing in the Global South
Egbert de Vries of Amsterdamse Federatie van Woningcorporaties, founding partner of the ISHF, discusses the past and present of social housing in the Netherlands and points towards the importance of a European exchange of knowledge. Article by Alix Glodstein, ISHF team What is AFWC? Why should people know about your organization? AFWC represents all social housing… Read More Opening minds through an European exchange of knowledge
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