A growing collection of resources on the intersection of European culture, urban development, (co)housing, commons, cooperatives, social inclusion, policy making, sustainability, design & innovation.
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Ecological Economics
The document discusses England's housing crisis, sustainability challenges, and explores alternative strategies to meet housing needs responsibly.
The document discusses community-led housing, emphasizing access to land and finance for sustainable housing projects across various regions.
Institute for Human Rights and Business
The report addresses climate change and inequality, emphasizing just transitions in the built environment through human rights principles.
Genossenschaftsverband
The study emphasizes cooperatives' role in enhancing local economies, community participation, and addressing sustainable development challenges in Germany.
Institut für Städtebau und Wohnungswesen (ISW)
The study reviews innovative neighborhood projects in Germany, emphasizing sustainability, community engagement, and integrated urban planning practices.
International Journal of Housing Policy
This article presents a typology of collaborative housing in Europe, analyzing 100 cases and emphasizing diverse property rights and values.
C40 Cities' 2023 report highlights urgent climate action, fossil fuel phase-out, and youth engagement amid rising global temperatures and pollution.
The Guardian
Housing cooperatives offer affordable, secure living but face challenges and are often overlooked as a solution to the housing crisis.
Collaboration between different dutch actors
This document discusses the importance of circular buildings for sustainability, addressing environmental impacts and promoting innovative construction practices.
A consortium of 7 organisations
The study evaluated circular economy criteria in building projects, finding none aligned due to data gaps and implementation challenges.
Arena for Journalism in Europe
A collaborative project investigates corporate landlords' impact on housing affordability in European cities, revealing transparency issues and investment trends.
This handbook summarizes debates on urban responses to global changes, focusing on challenges and transformations in cities since 2004.
K-Lab and 
Robert Bosch Stiftung
CMMM is a project exploring critical mapping to empower civil society in achieving political transformation in Barcelona, Belgrade, and Berlin.
The Fourth Edition of Coliving Resources offers over 200 curated resources, emphasizing academic research on shared living models globally.
The Co-Lab Mapping Project analyzes collaborative housing in Europe, addressing data gaps and fostering comparative understanding among various housing forms.
Housing, Theory and Society
The document discusses collaborative housing in Europe, emphasizing definitions, models, historical context, and the importance of community involvement.
"Commons: Between Dreams and Reality" explores cooperation's impact on political/economic realities and the transformative potential of commoning practices.
This document discusses the principles and implications of cost-based social rental housing models across various European countries.
IG Lebenszyklus
This guide addresses climate change, urging policy and urban planning reforms for sustainable living by 2035 in Austria.
Germanwatch
Der Do-It-Guide bietet Ideen und Anregungen für nachhaltiges Engagement und einen verantwortungsvollen Umgang mit Ressourcen in verschiedenen Bereichen.
European Commission
The document discusses global urbanization trends, implications, challenges, and forecasts related to urban populations and their environments.
BBSR (Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung)
The "City of Tomorrow" project explores urban development trends, supporting stakeholders in addressing future living and planning challenges.
NYTimes
Christoph Niemann explores the state of the European Union through visual essays, starting with London and continuing to Tallinn.
The Guardian
Racial minorities in Europe face housing discrimination, exacerbating poverty and segregation amid rising far-right sentiments and housing crises.
EconPOL
The report explores promoting European identity to enhance integration amidst declining public support for the EU in member states.
Urban Land Institute & PWC
The report analyzes European real estate trends in 2023, influenced by the pandemic recovery and the war in Ukraine.
Bloomberg Philanthropies & OECD
This report analyzes how cities enhance innovation capacity in local government to improve public services and resident well-being.
Climate Positive Europe Alliance (CPEA)
The report analyzes ESG engagement in Europe's construction and real estate sectors, highlighting strategies, challenges, and potential solutions.
The Green European Foundation (GEF)
This course provides an introduction to the EU and green activism, targeting young Europeans and the general public.
Climate Positive Europe Alliance (CPEA)
The EU Taxonomy Study analyzes sustainable activities in building construction, offering challenges, recommendations, and emphasizing standardized documentation tools.
European governments provide tax benefits to real estate investors, leading to inflated housing prices and capital misallocation across member states.
Bloomberg
Europe's housing crisis worsens due to rising costs, bureaucratic delays, and insufficient construction, impacting affordability and social stability.
Housing+ & several universities
The European Housing Studies course offers specialized training for housing professionals and students, enhancing their qualifications and addressing contemporary issues.
RE/MAX Europe
European housing faces challenges from affordability, with rising interest in co-ownership and co-living among diverse demographics amid economic uncertainty.
Cushman & Wakefield
The EMEA living sector is rapidly expanding, with 80% of investors expecting increased investment over the next five years.
Catella (investment group)
European housing markets show dynamic growth despite economic challenges, with rising rents, prices, and emerging capital investors in 2022.
European Innovation Council
The toolkit aids early-stage social innovators in accessing funding and provides guidance through all phases of project development.
WCM (Worldwide Coliving Membership)
WCM conducted a global survey on coliving residents' satisfaction, lifestyles, and interest in sustainability across five countries.
The book discusses innovative community finance methods for creating resilient, inclusive local communities through various citizen initiatives and cooperatives.
Future.Lab TU Wien (Andrej Holm, Christoph Laimer)
The publication explores community living, self-organized building, and alternative housing solutions within capitalist frameworks and social economies.
Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR)
The study highlights the role of foundations in housing policy, focusing on non-profit models and community-oriented approaches to housing.
This study explores scalable housing commons development through cooperative project management, analyzing self-organization and professional practices in urban contexts.
Europe's housing crisis worsens as rising costs impact urban residents and poorer households, making home ownership increasingly unattainable.
United Nations Environment Programme
The report highlights the construction sector's increased energy consumption and emissions, indicating a failure to meet decarbonization goals by 2050.
re:publica
The #GroundControl project investigates land ownership and its impact on the housing crisis in major European cities through various methods.
EU Joint Research Center
The Handbook offers guidance for implementing sustainable urban strategies, targeting local authorities and stakeholders within the EU's cohesion policy framework.
Council of Europe Development Bank
The paper advocates for holistic evaluations of housing projects, considering social, economic, and environmental impacts for sustainable development.
International Journal of Housing Policy
The article examines challenges in developing social housing cooperatives in Finland amid rising housing unaffordability and policy ambiguities.
Ecorys
The document explores the status and challenges of housing cooperatives in Europe, focusing on the Netherlands and comparative analysis.
The EU appoints its first housing commissioner to address homelessness and prioritize housing as a social good across Europe.
The publication reviews housing conditions in Europe, covering living situations, costs, and construction trends through interactive data and visuals.
Germany’s federal institute BBSR
The project analyzes EU housing policies, focusing on national approaches, challenges, and the interaction of markets and regulations.
IWU / TU Darmstadt
The report analyzes housing policies in EU member states, addressing challenges, goals, and comparative structures for effective policy formulation.
The article discusses the housing crisis in Europe, linking it to rising far-right sentiments and calling for urgent political action.
The guide compiles insights from changemakers on building better cities, based on discussions and events within their creative network.
Bertelsmann Stiftung, SEND e.V., PHINEO
The IMMPACT model aids impact entrepreneurs and investors in managing and measuring social and ecological effects during startup development.
The video discusses Europe's housing crisis, its causes, impacts, and suggests solutions for making housing more affordable.
The article discusses active land policies in Dutch cities to address housing crises and improve municipal land ownership and management.
Architecture & The Built Environment
The thesis explores co-housing as a solution for energy transition, emphasizing resident involvement and innovative urban design practices.
Bau-Ministerium Deutschland
The guide outlines sustainable building principles, emphasizing early planning and integration of sustainability in construction and management processes.
Housing co-operatives provide affordable, high-quality living solutions, emphasizing community, democracy, and sustainability in urban environments across Europe.
The article explores innovative housing co-operatives in Germany and Switzerland, emphasizing affordability, community, and sustainable living practices.
UN (Environment Programme Finance Initiative)
The report examines transition risks in real estate, offering insights and recommendations for financial institutions to align with net zero.
The study emphasizes affordable employee housing's importance for business competitiveness, economic stability, and successful collaboration between stakeholders.
The article discusses financing solutions for affordable rental and cooperative housing in Central and South-Eastern Europe, emphasizing community-led approaches.
Daniela Gabor & Sebastian Kohl, The Greens / EFA
The report analyzes housing financialization in Europe, highlighting institutional landlords' impact and proposing reforms for public good.
NASCO
The Handbook provides guidance on creating housing cooperatives, covering organizing, financing, and development for various cooperative settings.
Implenia
The whitepaper outlines strategies for achieving net zero carbon buildings, emphasizing design, materials, and renewable energy for sustainability.
THE BEAM (magazine) in collaboration with St. Oberholz from Berlin
Next Generation Living is an online magazine exploring transformative changes in society, technology, and sustainable living for the future.
Design studio anton & irene + Space10
ONE SHARED HOUSE 2030 is a research project exploring the future of co-living through an open-source collaborative survey.
Urban Equipe & Kollektiv Raumstation
"Organisiert Euch!" is a practical guide for activist groups, offering tools and knowledge for effective organization and engagement.
Barcelona residents protest against mass tourism's negative impacts, advocating for sustainable practices and equitable distribution of tourism benefits.
Research project of EU Horizon program
PERCEIVE research examines EU Cohesion Policy's impact on European identity, communication effectiveness, and citizens' awareness and trust in the EU.
EU - Policy Department for Economic, Scientific and Quality of Life Policies
The study analyzes housing affordability challenges in the EU and offers recommendations for improving access to affordable housing.
The article explores co-living as a housing service, emphasizing flexibility, community, and the evolving landlord-tenant relationship in modern renting.
The article explores alternative housing models, emphasizing community involvement, sustainability, and innovative financing in the housing market.
OECD
Social housing is essential for social welfare, addressing affordability issues, and providing decent housing for low-income households globally.
The report discusses social impact investing in real estate, emphasizing stakeholder engagement, guidelines, awards, and the need for adaptive strategies.
ICG - Institut für Corporate Governance in der Immobilienwirtschaft
The guide on social impact investing emphasizes sustainability, stakeholder value, and innovative investment approaches in the real estate sector.
Springer Open
The book examines social innovations addressing urban challenges, focusing on unemployed youth, single parents, and migrants across Europe.
WEF
The article emphasizes social value's role in urban transformation and the importance of public-private partnerships for community benefit.
The book explores innovative cooperative housing projects addressing land issues, social inequality, and climate change in various cities.
The Housing Agency, Ireland
The report analyzes diverse housing projects in Europe, addressing affordability, sustainability, and community well-being in various contexts.
TU Delft
The article examines socially oriented cooperative housing as a solution to housing speculation and economic inequality in Europe.
The "State of Housing 2023" document provides insights into housing trends, policies, and challenges faced in the housing sector.
Mobilities | Sabina Maslova
This paper examines housing needs of highly mobile transnational professionals, highlighting gaps in current housing market provisions for them.
Hélène Chartier emphasizes urban living's sustainability and cities' crucial role in combating climate change through better planning and infrastructure.
International Cooperative Alliance (ICA)
The report discusses co-operatives' capital challenges, principles, and innovative strategies for sustainable growth and member engagement.
The article examines the historical role of cooperatives in Swedish housing, emphasizing path dependence and critical political junctures.
d.school Stanford
The Design Thinking Bootleg offers tools and methods for design thinking, adaptable for digital use or printed as cards.
Cohousing positively affects health and wellbeing through social networks, but more robust evidence is needed to confirm these findings.
The Guardian with Rem Koolhaas & Stephan Petermann
Rem Koolhaas and Stephan Petermann argue EU membership offers value, comparing costs to a Netflix subscription and highlighting key benefits.
Greystar and Pop-Up City
The publication explores urban living trends, Greystar's mission, and showcases projects, emphasizing community-oriented housing solutions in Europe.
MIT Center for Real Estate
The paper discusses rising housing prices, policy tradeoffs, and strategies for effective housing programs to improve affordability globally.
BBC
This documentary explores the aftermath of the European Union's collapse, featuring interviews and commentary on political consequences and societal impact.
The report evaluates 24 housing cooperatives, sharing best practices and suggesting growth goals for member organizations.
The report discusses how homes can support health and well-being, emphasizing adaptation for aging, safety, and emotional connection.
European cities face a housing crisis, prompting protests and political attention as affordability issues escalate across the continent.
The video highlights how housing crisis impacts global issues like poverty, inequality, and innovation, emphasizing the need for affordable housing.
cooperatives europe
The report highlights cooperatives' significant contributions to employment and economic turnover across Europe, based on extensive research.
The report explores designing homes that regenerate resources, reduce waste, and promote sustainable living through innovative practices and community engagement.
Council on urban initiatives
The paper advocates a human rights approach to housing, emphasizing bold missions and collaborative policies for sustainable solutions.
Housing cooperatives provide affordable housing globally, influenced by historical, cultural, and political factors, adapting to local needs.
Forbes
The article explores innovative financing options for cooperative housing to enhance affordability and community control in homeownership.
nuveen
The document discusses impact investing in real estate, emphasizing social and ecological benefits alongside financial returns.
The report highlights housing affordability issues in the EU, affecting well-being, leading to poverty, and necessitating effective policy interventions.
European governments' tax benefits for real estate investors worsen the housing crisis by driving up prices and misallocating capital.
SHICC
The report explores the growth of Community Land Trusts in Europe, highlighting innovative projects and recent achievements across the continent.
International RAIFFEISEN Union (IRU)
The article discusses housing cooperatives' benefits, emphasizing affordability, community involvement, and the potential for innovative housing solutions.
FWB
This article explores the mutual lessons and insights that cooperatives and decentralized autonomous organizations can share for better collaboration.
Euronews
Ursula von der Leyen proposes an EU housing commissioner to address the housing crisis and improve affordable housing across Europe.
This article discusses current trends and issues in the housing market, providing insights into challenges and opportunities for buyers.
Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung
The publication explores urban ownership and community rights, emphasizing the importance of collective engagement in city governance.
The document presents the findings of the Young Europe 2024 study, focusing on youth perspectives and trends in Europe.
International Cooperative Alliance (ICA)
The report explores how cooperatives can address youth challenges and enhance engagement, contributing to employment and education goals.