A man walks past heavily damaged and destroyed buildings in Kahramanmaras, southeastern Turkey, May 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Metin Yoksu) February 6, 2024 Turkey’s push for post-earthquake reconstruction puts speed over housing quality Fatma Ozdogan, Université de Montréal and Gonzalo Lizarralde, Université de Montréal As Turkey is recovering from the most devastating earthquake in its recent history, a timely opportunity emerges to change how to reconstruct housing.
Shutterstock April 29, 2022 More affordable housing with less homelessness is possible – if only Australia would learn from Nordic nations Andrew Scott, Deakin University; Heather Holst, UNSW Sydney, and Sidsel Grimstad, University of Newcastle In Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark, housing co-operatives help both renters and those wanting to own a secure, high-quality home. Better housing options for Australia are waiting in plain sight.
European countries have embraced housing co-ops for decades to address housing affordability. Why not Canada? (Piqsels) April 19, 2022 Housing co-ops could solve Canada’s housing affordability crisis Margaret Kohn, University of Toronto In a period when homelessness and housing costs have reached crisis levels, it’s time to look at housing co-operatives as a potential game-changer.