Essays about: "housing commons"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words housing commons.

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

    University essay from

    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

  3. 2. Alternative Housing Projects “Beyond Market and State” : On the In(ter)dependence of Housing Commons in Germany

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

    Author : Nora Bittmann; [2022]
    Keywords : housing commons; autonomy; collective ownership; state;

    Abstract : In this paper the viability of housing commons as an alternative to commercial and public housing provision is examined. With rising financial burdens for renters in German cities over the past ten years, and state and market failing to provide affordable and accessible housing, claims to (re)communalize and decommodify housing are on the rise. READ MORE

  4. 3. Playing with the Possible : Co-Producing the Right to the City from the Bottom-Up

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Tatiana Bodnar; [2021]
    Keywords : co-production; possible city; right to the city; participation; play; commons; Lappis;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to explore possible alternatives to the current neoliberal development by developing, implementing, and analyzing one possible alternative way of framing participation. Working under the name of Fluke, I have co-developed a research project using participatory action research from the bottom-up that creates a more engaging and inclusive urban co-production process using play and games. READ MORE

  5. 4. A Housing Manifesto : Applying alternative policy and design strategies in Stockholm

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier; KTH/Stadsbyggnad

    Author : Franziska Dorothee Hollweg; Gaudy Orejuela; [2021]
    Keywords : alternative housing; human rights; commons; care; Stockholm housing;

    Abstract : Today, housing is considered a commodity. This is a global challenge with direct local consequences such as unaffordability, limited housing choice, and segregation. To address these disparities, this thesis expresses a demand for change by proposing a housing manifesto for Stockholm. READ MORE

  6. 5. A Housing Manifesto. Applying alternative policy and design strategies in Stockholm

    University essay from KTH/Stadsbyggnad

    Author : Gaudy Orejuela; [2021]
    Keywords : alternative housing; human rights; commons; care; Stockholm housing;

    Abstract : Today, housing is considered a commodity. This is a global challenge with direct local consequences such as unaffordability, limited housing choice, and segregation. To address these disparities, this thesis expresses a demand for change by proposing a housing manifesto for Stockholm. READ MORE