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Housing strategies for cities around the globe

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China Is Building a City 3X Bigger Than New York: Housing and Urban Policy

A few years ago I told a group of friends in Germany that I had been in more European cities than American.  In fact, in 2015 at the age of 34 I had never visited New York City.  A few months later, I finally made my way into the Big Apple and was amazed by… Read More China Is Building a City 3X Bigger Than New York: Housing and Urban Policy

March 27, 2018 jcritesLeave a comment

Neighborhood Development and Destruction in China

Americans learned the hard way in the 1950’s and 60’s that city planning and urban renewal can destroy neighborhoods and cities.  This is not always the case but bulldozing buildings and neighborhoods can destroy culture and history that cannot be replaced. China is seeing development on a scale that is unimaginable to most people in… Read More Neighborhood Development and Destruction in China

November 21, 2017 jcritesLeave a comment

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Housing Futures is a blog on housing strategies for cities around the globe. We share our knowledge, insights and our enthusiasm to create accessible, affordable, healthy, safe and inclusive cities.

Housing Futures is initated by the organizers of the International Social Housing Festival (ISHF) and edited by Josh Crites and Pepijn Bakker

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