Reading Time: 4 minutesSprawling informal settlements are expanding every year in major South African cities. In Cape Town, the housing crisis is as severe as anywhere in the country and they have a plan to fix it.
Category: Housing
Back to basics in Braga: Making urban homes more affordable
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe city of Braga, in the North of Portugal, is facing a housing crisis unprecedented in its recent history. The municipality decided it was time for a reset…
The Chattanooga challenge: Bringing its people in from the cold
Reading Time: 3 minutes“I knew from my first day in office that we needed to unite our community and take bold and decisive steps to tackle the homelessness crisis”, says Mayor Tim Kelly. This is how we did it.
La crise des déchets à Paris et l’économie circulaire
Reading Time: 4 minutesLa grève des éboueurs à Paris contre la réforme des retraites du gouvernement français nous amène tous à réfléchir à la quantité de déchets que nous produisons et à leur destination finale.
They’ll move (to) mountains!
Reading Time: 3 minutesHow can policies support the revitalisation of mountains to be more attractive places for talent on the move?
Winter is coming: How European cities are responding to the energy crisis
Reading Time: 4 minutesLike COVID-19 and climate change, the energy crisis is revealing urban inequalities as well. Wealthier residents consume roughly double the amount of energy as low-income ones, suggesting that the most vulnerable populations will again suffer the most as energy prices climb.
Growing pains: Remote work will not solve housing affordability in big cities
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe rise of remote work could still entice people to move out of big cities. But as a general trend, the price of housing in and around cities has continued to rise since 2020. What should policy makers do?
Land-value capture: Money doesn’t grow on trees, it grows below them
Reading Time: 3 minutesA smart policy instrument called “land-value capture” can help governments pay for expensive infrastructure and other public services without drawing from their general budget. Let’s look at how they do it.