1st Edition

Affordable Housing Governance and Finance Innovations, partnerships and comparative perspectives

324 Pages
by Routledge

324 Pages
by Routledge

324 Pages
by Routledge

There is a large shortage of affordable housing across Europe. In high‐demand urban areas housing shortages lead to unaffordable prices for many target groups. This book explores innovations to support a sufficient supply of affordable and sustainable rental housing. Affordable housing is increasingly developed, financed and managed by a mix of market, state, third sector and community... Read more

1



Introduction



2



The emergence of housing cooperatives in Spain



3



Collaborative housing models in Vienna through the lens of social innovation



4



Towards a Collaborative Way of Living - Innovating Social and Affordable Housing in Italy



5



Resident Participation as Innovative Practice: Analysing Involvement within the Housing Association Sector



6



Against the stream:



How a small company builds affordable housing





7



Organizational Adaptations of Nonprofit Housing Organizations in the U.S.: Insights from the Boston and San Francisco Bay Areas



8



Two modes of co-production in social housing: Comparing UK and Australian experience.



9



Monumental Mural Design: The Outcome of Interactive Urban Storytelling



10



“Wiener Wohnbauinitiative”- A new financing vehicle for affordable housing in Vienna, Austria



11



The carrot and the stick: sustaining private investment in affordable rental housing



12



Innovative affordable housing finance delivery model in England



13



Energy Performance Fee to cover investments in the energy efficiency of affordable housing



14



Keeping Prices Down With Government Support and Regulation: Affordable Housing in Germany



15



Conclusion

Biography

Gerard van Bortel is Assistant Professor of Housing Management at Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands.



Vincent Gruis is Professor of Housing Management at Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands.





Joost Nieuwenhuijzen is managing director of the European Federation for Living (EFL) network. Joost worked for social housing providers in the Netherlands and has an extensive network in the affordable housing industry across Europe. 



Ben Pluijmers is chairman of the board of the European Federation for Living (EFL). He worked in various executive management positions in the social housing industry.