Category: Migration to cities

Social Housing: Preparing for Changes- Housing Europe Morning Session

The morning discussion of Housing Europe’s conference revolved around the theme of preparing for changes.  The speakers hit the festival’s three main themes of diversification, migration to cities and segregation and inequality.  Below is a short review of the morning session. Speaker 1: Dr. Rudiger Ahrend Dr. Rudiger Ahrend the head for the Urban Programme… Read More Social Housing: Preparing for Changes- Housing Europe Morning Session

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Social Housing: Preparing for Changes- Housing Europe and Aedes Morning Session

The morning discussion of Housing Europe’s conference revolved around the theme of preparing for changes.  The speakers hit the festival’s three main themes of diversification, migration to cities and segregation and inequality.  Below is a short review of the morning session. Speaker 1: Dr. Rudiger Ahrend Dr. Rudiger Ahrend the head for the Urban Programme… Read More Social Housing: Preparing for Changes- Housing Europe and Aedes Morning Session

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How housing associations across Europe promote integration

Some housing associations do more then just providing a roof above the head. They set up systems that promote the integration of refugees and other immigrants. Six best practices from all over Europe were presented during the event ‘Best practices of inclusiveness, migration and refugee housing’, organised by the network organisations EFL + EurHoNet. They… Read More How housing associations across Europe promote integration

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Doug Saunders’ 12 Conditions to Immigrant Success

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

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Immigration and Public Housing: How the Arrival City is Changing

This is a quick summary of one of the first sessions that took place during the International Social Housing Festival in Amsterdam. Doug Saunders-British/Canadian Author The presenter Doug Saunders spoke about the theme of arrival cities. His definition of an arrival city is a place or district where immigrants end up right after immigrating.  … Read More Immigration and Public Housing: How the Arrival City is Changing

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‘Housing is the most significant vehicle for social mobility’

Doug Saunders is one of the ISHF Opening Event keynote speakers.  He is a Toronto based journalist and author of the acclaimed book ‘Arrival City’, addressing the final migration to cities. We called Doug Saunders and asked him to share some news regarding his involvement in the festival. Why are you giving a keynote speech at ISHF’s… Read More ‘Housing is the most significant vehicle for social mobility’

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‘Migration is of central importance in all future urban development’

On Sunday, 18 June, Crimson Architectural Historians will organize a symposium related to their research project, ‘A city of Comings and Goings’, on emerging migration and mobility to/in cities. We asked organizers Michelle Provoost and Annushka Pronkhorst four questions about their event. What is Crimson Architectural Historians, and how may people know your organization? Crimson… Read More ‘Migration is of central importance in all future urban development’

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Refugee Housing in Hannover built by GBH: Safe, Decent and Sanitary

Today I am writing a little about my host here in Germany which is called the Gesellshaft für Bauen und Wohnen (GBH). Yes that is quite a mouth full. Let’s translate that to English and try again. The Society for Building and Living would be the direct translation. Let’s simplify that one more time and… Read More Refugee Housing in Hannover built by GBH: Safe, Decent and Sanitary

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