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This resource explores transdisciplinary approaches to address Europe's pressing affordable housing crisis and sustainability challenges.
Transdisciplinarity for Affordable and Sustainable Housing
Edicions La Salle, Universitat Ramon Llull
2026 · March
Discover how local governments can blend private finance with sustainability to achieve net zero by 2030.
Net zero neighbourhoods: Innovative investment at the local level to transform urban living
LGIU
2024 · May
This report analyzes how institutional investors drive housing financialization, affecting affordability across seven European cities.
Housing policy under the conditions of financialisation - The impact of institutional investors on affordable housing in European Cities
Sciences Po Urban School
2023 · June
Housing scarcity affects health, education, and employment, highlighting urgent EU housing policy needs.
Part 1: Mapping the housing needs in the EU, assessing the impacts of scarcity and providing an overview of relevant EU legislation
European Parliament
2025 · December
This guide details assessing carbon impacts across a built asset's entire life cycle.
Whole life carbon assessment for the built environment
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
2023 · September
Housing is a human right intertwined with environmental justice, demanding a systemic transformation for sustainability.
Modern housing - An environmental common good
Council on Urban Initiatives
2024
Manchester's property-led development model exacerbates inequalities, capturing wealth while failing to provide affordable housing.
Centripetal Cities: A critique of supply-side urban development
SSRN
2026 · February
House prices in London are now 13 times median earnings, highlighting severe affordability issues.
Banking on Property - What is driving the housing affordability crisis and how to solve it
Positive Money
2022 · March
The EU's housing policies significantly contribute to rising rents, homelessness, and gentrification across member states.
Housing in the EU: The EU as a Commodifying Force
Institute for International Political Economy Berlin
2025
The housing crisis in Europe is worsening, with rising homelessness and strained public resources.
Tenth Overview of Housing Exclusion in Europe
FEANTSA and the Fondation pour le Logement des Défavorisés
2025 · September
This study reveals how data practices in housing cooperatives can enhance sustainability and community engagement.
Management, Cooperation, and Sustainability: Unpacking the Data Practices of Housing Cooperatives
CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
2025 · April
Explore EU funding opportunities, including support for social enterprises and innovative projects across Europe.
The 2026 European Funding Toolkit For Social Enterprises And Their Support Organisations
Euclid Network
2025
Explore Ireland's cooperative housing history, legislative challenges, and successful models from Europe.
Housing Co-operative 2.0: how could a co-operative housing model work in the modern Irish housing
The Housing Agency
2024 · October
Discover how adaptive reuse can address the housing crisis and enhance urban sustainability in the Netherlands.
Adaptive Reuse for Housing
Delft University of Technology
2025
Co-operative housing accounts for less than 1% of homes in the UK, Canada, and the US.
The Governance of Co-operative Housing: Current Challenges and Future Perspectives
International Journal of Co-operative Management
2013 · September
Czechia and Poland face rising housing costs, impacting affordability for low-income households significantly.
Housing Reforms in Czechia and Poland
OECD
2025
Discover how unequal housing affordability impacts urban areas across Europe, revealing deep socio-economic disparities.
Unequal housing affordability across European cities. The ESPON Housing Database, Insights on Affordability in Selected Cities in Europe
Cybergeo
2021
Global corporate landlords have intensified tenant struggles, leading to new demands for housing justice and policy reforms.
Global corporate landlordism and a new cycle of tenant contention
Urban Studies
2025 · August
Tuath Housing converted two vacant offices into 121 social homes, significantly reducing carbon emissions.
Office-to-Residential Conversions: Case studies from Tuath Housing
The Housing Agency
2024 · March
Discover the essential steps and principles for successfully starting a housing cooperative.
NASCO Co-op Organizer's Handbook
North American Students of Cooperation
2020 · March
Co-housing can optimize energy systems and promote social cohesion while addressing urban challenges.
Learning from co-housing initiatives — Between Passivhaus engineers and active inhabitants
Delft University of Technology
2017
Housing affordability has surged as a political issue, with homeownership increasingly stratified by wealth.
How can Homeownership Be a Progressive Policy? Rethinking Affordability, Finance, and the Politics of Housing
Progressive Politics Research Network
2025
Discover the hidden dynamics of Berlin's real estate market and the impact of profit maximizers.
Who Owns the City? Analysis of Property Owner Groups and Their Business Practices on the Berlin Real Estate Market
Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung
2021
Institutional landlords in Europe have doubled housing asset values, worsening affordability for citizens.
The Financialization of Housing in Europe - My Home is an Asset Class
The Greens/EFA
2022 · January
This resource explores diverse EU housing policies addressing climate change, urbanization, and demographic shifts.
Housing Policies in the EU
Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR)
2022 · April
England's housing policy risks consuming its entire 1.5°C carbon budget by 2050, highlighting urgent sustainability challenges.
A home for all within planetary boundaries: Pathways for meeting England’s housing needs without transgressing national climate and biodiversity goals
Elsevier
2022 · November
This report reveals real estate's 40% share of global CO2 emissions and urgent retrofitting needs.
Managing Transition Risk in Real Estate: Aligning to the Paris Climate Accord
United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)
2022 · March
Zurich's housing market faces skyrocketing rents post-2008, driven by financialisation and institutional investors.
Between Housing And Investments - The financialisation of housing in zurich
4CITIES | Erasmus Mundus Master in Urban Studies
2024 · September
Discover innovative funding models in Europe that empower community-led urban development and affordable housing.
Funding the Cooperative City: Community Finance and the Economy of Civic Spaces
Cooperative City Books
2017
Explore how economic inequality and tax policies shape Europe's housing crisis, revealing unexpected truths.
Housing policy: Who Does It Best? - Part 2
The Europeans
2025 · October
Regional disparities in social housing reveal severe affordability challenges, especially post-COVID-19.
Social and affordable housing in Europe: A market gap analysis
Council of Europe Development Bank
2025 · July
Explore the paradox of declining housing cost overburden rates amid rising affordability concerns across Europe.
Housing affordability: Approaches to measurement and key data insights
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
2025 · September
This review uncovers six key socio-economic factors influencing sustainable housing and proposes a four-step circular framework.
A review of circular industrialised construction for sustainable and affordable housing: Towards a process-driven framework
Sustainable Cities and Society
2025 · September
Discover how repurposing vacant offices can save 73% in carbon emissions while addressing housing needs.
Housing Insights - Office-to-Residential Conversions: Case studies from Tuath Housing
The Housing Agency
2024 · March
Discover innovative community-led housing solutions that tackle land access and finance challenges globally!
Access to land and finance for community-led housing (No 1)
CoHabitat Network
2021 · October
Over 100 million people in the UNECE region struggle with housing affordability, spending over 40% of their income.
#Housing2030 Effective policies for affordable housing in the UNECE region
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
2021
Discover how 89 cities enhance innovation capacity through strategic partnerships, data management, and leadership.
Enhancing Innovation Capacity in City Government
OECD
2019
The study reveals that economic flexibility drives shared housing needs for transnational professionals in Moscow and London.
Housing for highly mobile transnational professionals: evolving forms of housing practices in Moscow and London
Mobilities
2021 · September
The European impact investing market is €190 billion, with significant growth and increasing investor engagement.
The Size of Impact
Impact Europe
2024 · March
Discover how Europe can boost innovation and tackle investment challenges while leading the green transition.
EIB Investment Report 2024/2025
European Investment Bank
2025
Cohousing enhances social support and community, significantly improving health and wellbeing outcomes.
The effects of cohousing model on people’s health and wellbeing: a scoping review
BioMed Central
2020 · October
Discover how non-market housing can stabilize rents and challenge the housing crisis effectively.
The Non-capitalist Solution to the Housing Crisis
About Here on YouTube
2022 · November
Discover how the housing crisis impacts everything from the economy to public health and global security.
The Housing Crisis is the Everything Crisis
BritMonkey on YouTube
2022 · May
Explore diverse international policies promoting cooperative housing, focusing on accessibility, affordability, and decommodification str...
International policies to promote cooperative housing
La Dinamo Fundació
2020 · April
Housing exacerbates socio-economic inequality, highlighting stark divides between renters and homeowners globally.
Housing as an engine of inequality and the role of policy
International Journal of Housing Policy
2025 · January
Over 30% of the EU's environmental footprint comes from buildings, highlighting urgent sustainability needs.
Addressing the environmental and climate footprint of buildings
European Environment Agency
2024
The housing crisis is driving political alienation among youth, delaying family formation and worsening mental health.
How to lose friends and alienate people: The social and political consequences of Europe’s housing crisis
European View
2024
Europe must balance affordable housing and decarbonization, emphasizing collaboration and innovative solutions.
Building Equity: Housing as a Key to a Low-Carbon Society
BLOXHUB
2024 · November
Co-living, driven by corporate ideologies, legitimizes precarious housing while promising community and flexibility.
Housing ideology and urban residential change: The rise of co-living in the financialized city
SAGE Publications
2024 · October
Social housing comprises over 28 million dwellings globally, yet faces significant affordability challenges.
Social Housing Policy Brief
OECD
2023 · September
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