This week we will look back on ^HousingFutures’ 2017. Today we focus on collaborative housing and tenant engagement. Collaborative housing is the new buzz word among citizens of Europe’s biggest cities. With a reason. In our article about the ‘Urbanpromo Social Housing’ conference, we summarize Darinka Czischke’s (assistant professor, TU Delft) speech, poining out that it… Read More ^HousingFutures’ 2017: collaborative housing
This week we will look back on ^HousingFutures’ articles of 2017. One of our main topics was migration, here is our retrospective. The difference between the Global North (or better: ‘the West’) and the Global South remains incredibly big. While in the Global North countries are relatively stable, people are relatively rich and healthy and… Read More ^HousingFutures’ 2017: Migration
This week we will look back on ^HousingFutures’ articles of 2017. Many articles that we published in 2017 were on homelessness. Like in Seattle, the city of Amazon, where the success of tech companies is related to housing prices in the city, leading to more homeless in the streets. Josh concludes his article that companies should… Read More ^HousingFutures’ 2017: Homelessness
2017 has been an important year for public, social and affordable housing around the world. Global trends like climate change, increasing inequality, emerging migration and political instability have had direct effect on the way people live -and in particular on those with little to spend. ‘Pressure’ appeared to be the keyword for affordable housing providers around… Read More ^HousingFutures’ 2017: Under pressure
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There are some who say that the field of affordable housing is not innovative or is light years behind the private sector. While every industry has its challenges, lets examine a few agencies that show how forward thinking and business oriented they are while still having a social mission. San Diego Housing Commission: This Moving… Read More 3 Innovative Public Housing Organizations You Should Be Watching
Linda Dreier | Patrick Kammerzelt | Philipp Ringswirth | Marlene Samhaber | Julia Staufer Click here to read the first part of this series entitled 5 Austrians Define Dutch Social Housing Click Here to read the second part of this series entitled Dutch Social Housing: A Long Tradition How the EU intervened in the Dutch… Read More The Role of the European Union in Dutch Social Housing
We at ^Housing Futures believe that it is as important to celebrate the people who work, live and care about social housing as much as the communities, work and programs that are operated. In this line of thought, we ask that you let us know if you, someone you know or a resident work, live… Read More Public Housing Profile: David Northern from Lake County Housing
Dr. Carson’s appointment to be the leader of HUD was universally derided by many within the public housing sector. His lack of experience in the housing sector was often cited as the reason. While Dr. Carson might not have experience in the housing arena, he has the opportunity to make a major mark on… Read More 6 Bold Ways Dr. Ben Carson Can Make His Mark On Public Housing
Intro: We here at ^Housing Futures strive to bring the latest and most interesting developments to our readers in the field of social housing. The changes in the UK around social housing in the last few years have been dramatic and shifting. Universal Credit is one of the largest changes in social housing anywhere in… Read More UK, Social Housing and Universal Credit: Were I.T. Implications Truly Considered?
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