THE POWER OF PEOPLE, PLACES & FIRMS
Reading Time: 2 minutesMontreal is facing an unprecedented housing and affordability crisis at a time when purchasing power is declining and the real-estate industry is facing major challenges. What measures are they deploying to improve affordability in the city?
Reading Time: 2 minutesMontréal fait face à une crise du logement et de l’abordabilité sans précédent, alors que le pouvoir d’achat diminue et que le milieu de l’immobilier fait face à d’importants défis économiques.
Reading Time: 2 minutesRiga is taking unprecedented and innovative steps to ensure housing affordability in the city. Delving into the data will help us answer the big question: is housing accessible for all the residents of Riga?
Reading Time: 2 minutesAffordability of housing in Bratislava has decreased significantly in the past 10 years – but its “City Housing Policy” sets out a new approach to accelerate development and create vibrant, inclusive communities.
Reading Time: 3 minutesReykjavik faces the challenge of ensuring sustainable growth while reducing its environmental footprint and meeting the needs of low-income groups. But the city is trying to create positive change, and has adopted a comprehensive strategy for affordable housing.
Reading Time: 3 minutesA Bruxelles, loger décemment les nouveaux habitants et lutter contre les effets du changement climatique sont deux problématiques allant de pair. Il s’agit de rendre la ville plus résiliente en soutenant les « oubliés du climat ».
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Green Transition has created inequalities that mirror the inequalities in housing. But the city has a “climate plan” and wants to make Brussels resilient and sustainable – while supporting those that have been “forgotten in the green transition”.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe current crisis is an opportunity to provide better urban housing. New infrastructure will not only provide the people of Tallinn with affordable district heating based on renewable energy, but also allow the city to take realistic steps towards carbon neutrality. Find out how.