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Amsterdam faces a severe housing crisis, with waiting lists over a decade and skyrocketing prices.
Amsterdam Is Becoming a Dystopia
Hoog
2026-03
Every minute, homes are demolished across Europe, sacrificing community and environment for profit.
Why Are We Demolishing Homes During a Housing Crisis? | Olaf Grawert | TED
TED
2026-01
Over 15% of EU municipalities are unaffordable for nurses, exacerbating the housing crisis.
Housing Cost: One in Seven Municipalities in Europe Unaffordable for Nurses
Correctiv
2026-02
This guide outlines actionable strategies for achieving net zero carbon buildings by 2030.
100% of all designed new buildings to be zero carbon
London Energy Transformation Initiative
2020-01
Wealth taxes, especially inheritance taxes, are highly unpopular, even among those unlikely to pay.
How Popular are Wealth and Inheritance Taxes?
Nuffield Politics Centre
2025
The European impact investing market is €190 billion, with significant growth and increasing investor engagement.
The Size of Impact
Impact Europe
2024-03
Radical right parties redefine housing as a national identity issue, prioritizing ownership over social rights.
Housing in the ideology of the radical right
Progressive Politics Research Network
2025
8.8% of the EU population spends over 40% of their income on housing; a housing crisis looms.
European Affordable Housing Plan – Response to Call for Evidence
European Environmental Bureau
2025-07
Public acceptance of urban densification hinges on affordability, local amenities, and participatory governance.
How to Make Urban Densification Acceptable: Lessons from Public Opinion Research
Progressive Politics Research Network
2025
Affordable housing in Europe faces financing barriers, regulatory challenges, and urgent sustainability pressures.
RICS Position on the Future of Affordable Housing in Europe
RICS
2025-10
This guide reveals how retrofitting homes can drastically reduce carbon emissions and energy demand.
How existing homes can be adapted to meet UK climate targets
London Energy Transformation Initiative (LETI)
2021-10
This manifesto highlights the urgent need for democratic housing solutions and climate justice in Europe.
Co-producing routes out of the housing emergency - A Manifesto for Just and Democratic
Fairville Consortium
2025-10
Explore how office-to-residential conversions face challenges despite initial successes in addressing housing shortages.
Office-to-residential conversions are in decline — but is that so bad?
Financial Times
2026-02
Housing prices in the EU have surged by 48% in eight years, impacting young people's independence.
REPORT on the housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing
European Parliament
2026
Connects Green activism and EU policy through events, education, and transnational projects.
Green European Foundation
Foundation
Brussels, Belgium
Architecture and urban planning studio focusing on participatory redevelopment projects.
TELEINTERNETCAFE
Architecture firm
Berlin, Germany
Advocates for modernizing cooperative laws and supports digital transformation in Germany.
GenoDigital
Cooperative / CLT
Berlin, Germany
Multidisciplinary architectural studio focusing on diverse identities and innovative projects.
GRAFT
Architecture firm
Berlin, Germany
European cities face a housing crisis, with innovative local solutions targeting vulnerable populations and essential workers.
Housing for the Common Good: Rooting European Efforts in Local Approaches
Eurocities
2025-09
Explore urban debates on remote work's impact, transport localization, and the evolving role of cultural institutions.
Cities in the 2020s - Urban Age Debates
London School of Economics and Political Science
2022
Explore innovative urban governance strategies addressing social inequality, local welfare, and community empowerment across 20 European...
Social Innovations in the Urban Context
Springer International Publishing AG
2016
This research reveals only 22% of homes from permitted development meet national space standards.
Research into the quality standard of homes delivered through change of use permitted development rights
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
2020-07
Discover how shared living can tackle urbanization challenges, promote community, and enhance sustainability.
IMAGINE - Exploring the Brave New World of Shared Living
SPACE10
2018
Explore how translocal networks empower cooperative housing initiatives across Central and South-Eastern Europe.
Cooperative Housing Pioneers in Central and South- Eastern Europe: Mainstreaming Alternatives through Translocal Networks
Critical Housing Analysis
2025
The report highlights a 48% rise in housing prices and urgent calls for tailored solutions.
Draft Report on the housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing
European Parliament
2025-09
Discover diverse funding options, including EU programs, for early-stage social innovators to launch impactful projects.
Finance your social innovation – Funding Toolkit
European Commission
2021
Discover how housing cooperatives are adapting to the affordability crisis and fostering community resilience across Europe.
Housing Cooperatives in Europe - Resilience and Adaption to Changing Need
Housing Europe
2025-03
Explore how COVID-19 reshaped Collaborative Housing, emphasizing resilience, health, and community living across Europe.
Policy Brief: Collaborative Housing in Europe. Living laboratories of the future
Urbamonde
2022-01
Discover urban hacking tools to transform your city creatively, without waiting for official permission!
(H)Activate the City
Basurama, Pop-Up City, Urban Foxes
2025-10
READ-COOP fosters democratic AI governance, processing 90 million historical images with 227 global members.
The artificial intelligence cooperative: READ-COOP, Transkribus, and the benefits of shared community infrastructure for automated text recognition
Open Research Europe
2025-01
Over 25,000 new homes could emerge from repurposing vacant local authority-owned buildings in the UK.
Repurposing Empty Spaces - Addressing the Housing Crisis Across England, Scotland and Wales in 2025
Habitat for Humanity GB
2025-08
Explore community-driven projects in Europe transforming neglected heritage sites into vibrant cultural hubs.
Open Heritage - Community-Driven Adaptive Reuse in Europe: Best Practice
Birkhäuser
2025-12
This report emphasizes optimizing existing housing stock over new builds and the urgent need for policy coherence.
A report by Christine Whitehead, LSE London and Tony Crook, The University of Sheffield, with Kath Scanlon, LSE London.
Family Building Society
2024-01
Discover how cooperatives tackle global challenges, promote sustainability, and enhance community well-being through democratic participa...
Facts and Figures of the Cooperatives (Focus on Germany)
DGRV
2025
Discover how Europe can boost innovation and tackle investment challenges while leading the green transition.
EIB Investment Report 2024/2025
European Investment Bank
2025
Europe must balance affordable housing and decarbonization, emphasizing collaboration and innovative solutions.
Building Equity: Housing as a Key to a Low-Carbon Society
BLOXHUB
2024-11
Institutional investors significantly influence euro area house prices, increasing sensitivity to monetary policy and financial market sh...
Institutional investors and house prices
European Central Bank
2025-03
England's housing crisis affects millions, with rising rents, homelessness, and poor living conditions.
Beyond New Build: Repurposing Private Rented Housing to Deliver a New Generation of Social Homes for England
New Economics Foundation
2023-02
Over 15 million Europeans face housing unaffordability amid a climate crisis, with 75% of homes energy-inefficient.
Accelerating decarbonisation of current and future affordable housing in Europe
Urban Land Institute
2025
Demographic factors drive overcrowding, with young adults and immigrants most affected in Germany.
Beyond Affordability: Bringing Housing Space Inequality on the Political Agenda
Progressive Politics Research Network
2024
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
2024-10
Discover innovative urban strategies prioritizing inclusivity, sustainability, and community engagement for happier cities.
How to build a better City in 2021
A City Made By People
2021
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
A significant 62% of Europeans worry about affording decent housing, highlighting a pressing crisis.
The Housing problem according to Europeans
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
2025-12
Discover how 89 cities enhance innovation capacity through strategic partnerships, data management, and leadership.
Enhancing Innovation Capacity in City Government
OECD
2019
Discover how EU cities tackle climate change, social inequalities, and urban planning through evidence-based strategies.
Handbook of Sustainable Urban Development Strategies
Joint Research Centre
2020
This resource reveals how strategic land policies can dramatically influence housing affordability and equity.
Land Policy Instruments for the Provision of Social and Affordable Housing
EqualHouse
2025-01
Explore case studies across Europe showcasing innovative solutions for social, affordable, and co-operative housing.
Social, affordable, and co-operative housing in Europe Published in October 2020
The Housing Agency
2020-10
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
2021-09
Explore how cohousing fosters resilience, social inclusion, and sustainable living, transforming communities across Europe.
CohoUsing handBook
Cohousing Pioneers
2025-06
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