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  1. 1. Using poverty simulations to teach about poverty - an action research study

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för didaktik och pedagogisk profession

    Author : Lenka Čavojská; [2023-06-20]
    Keywords : Poverty; Poverty Simulation; Attitudes toward Poverty; Experiential Learning; Experiential Education; Experiential Learning Cycle; Critical approaches to Experiential Learning and Education; Action Research;

    Abstract : Aim: The purpose of this research study was to investigate the effect of a poverty simulation activity on 9th-grade students’ understanding of poverty. Theory: This study´s theoretical framework was built on Dewey´s theory of Experiential Education, Kolb´s Experiential Learning Cycle, and various critical approaches toward Experiential Learning and Education. READ MORE

  3. 2. Enfold - The flexible wall system for homeless shelters

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Industridesign

    Author : Gina Olsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Arts and Architecture; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Safety, privacy and comfort are elements that need to be improved on Swedish shelters. Since several homeless individuals often share bedrooms, it is not uncommon for them to be exposed to violence, harassment and theft or a generally disturbing environment during their stay. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Framing of Affordability within Ireland’s Housing Discourse : Analysis of the Negotiated Process of Narrative Struggles within the Framing of Affordability within Housing Discourse

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Neil Dunne; [2023]
    Keywords : Affordability; Affordable Housing; Housing Affordability; Housing Policy; Social Constructionism; Narrative; Housing Regimes; Commodification; Decommodification; Welfare Provision;

    Abstract : After the 2008 Global Financial Crash, Ireland’s neoliberal housing policy turned again to housing financialisation as focus lay upon the attraction of corporate investors in order to revive the housing market. The result was a swift return to housing price rises but this came with ever growing homelessness and housing precarity as REITs and other corporate investors' influence on the housing market grew. READ MORE

  5. 4. Stockholm city mission’s pilot project to build socially sustainable housing : A study from a social and economic sustainability perspective

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för arkitektur och samhällsbyggnad (ABE)

    Author : Anton Falck; Olof Uggla; [2023]
    Keywords : Social housing; affordable housing; homelessness; social sustainability; economic sustainability; Social bostadssektor; åtkomliga bostäder; hemlöshet; social hållbarhet; ekonomisk hållbarhet;

    Abstract : The purpose of this case study is to describe and analyze the City Mission's project to construct and manage socially sustainable housing in Farsta Strand. This is done by analyzing the project and its intended model from a social and economic sustainability perspective. READ MORE

  6. 5. Exploring commoning as a tool for social integration: Re-use of abandoned buildings and plots for the creation of commons in the Greek context

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    Author : Christina Saxoni; [2022-08-29T07:58:17Z 2022-08-29T07:58:17Z 2022 2020]
    Keywords : housing as commons; social integration; newcomers;

    Abstract : Since 2011, Europe has experienced an unprecedented influx of people fleeing countries facing political turmoil. Refugees in Greece have been admitted to state run camps, segregated and excluded from social life and have been denied their basic human rights. READ MORE