Las Palmeras is a residential neighborhood on the periphery of Córdoba, Andalusia, built in the 1980s and 90s. Recognized as the fourth most deprived neighborhood in Spain, Las Palmeras has struggled over 50 years with high levels of socioeconomic disadvantage.
A GLIMPSE into the EUROPE HOUSING FORUM – Habitat for Humanity International From the 16th to the 19th of November, Habitat for Humanity International organized the Europe Housing Forum, aimed at virtually bringing together experts in the housing sector to learn, debate and share insights on housing as a driver for sustainability and economic growth. […]
The URBACT ROOF network has called upon the EU and Member States to take action on ending homelessness in 4 key areas. The group, which is formed of 9 EU cities and is focused on ending homelessness through Housing First policies and strategy, was supported by Tesserae’s Laura Colini in developing its ‘4 key messages to the […]
The Cities Engaging in the Right to Housing project has launched a new website to promote exchanges between cities and connections with strategic players at national and EU levels on the theme of housing rights. The website also provides access to the project’s research and case studies, including information on collaborative and non-market oriented housing schemes, community land […]
Recruited as ad hoc expert for the URBACT Civic E-State project, Tesserae senior researcher Lorenzo Tripodi was commissioned to lead a study on the practices of community-led self construction and renovation of buildings (“autorecupero and autocostruzione” ), as practiced in recent decades in Italy. The consequent report presenting the results of this study is published here.
UIA & URBACT are organizing a final event to share the main results of the Cities Engaging in the Right to Housing project – a 1.5 year cooperation between the 2 EU-funded programs, paving the way for future knowledge sharing within the European Urban Initiative. A year following the outbreak of the global pandemic, the housing crisis […]
The European pilot program Curing the Limbo together with Catholic Relief Services are organizing a symposium on affordable housing. ‘Forging Social Cohesion: An Affordable Housing Approach’ will take place on April 15 2021, and is open to the public to join online. Tesserae’s senior researcher and expert for UIA and URBACT, Laura Colini will be participating in the […]
Want to warm your brain on ending homelessness solutions? Want to knit yourself more knowledge and skills? Be inspired for your next steps to end homelessness! Check the opportunity to learn and act against homelessness from international experts during the ROOF winter school that will happen on 3, 4 and 5 March 2021 with the participation […]
On December 9 Laura Colini will facilitate the online panel “Regroup, Rethink, React: Practical solutions to promote and implement human rights based migration policies”organised by From the Sea to the City. The COVID-19 crisis put into sharp relief the importance of guaranteeing access to information, adequate shelter and housing, and healthcare services in order to secure the lives of […]
Ready to start! @lauracolini introducing the context and aims… pic.twitter.com/zS5byp6uf9 — Tesserae (@tesseraeUSR) November 19, 2020 November 19 took place the third and last conference of Cities engaging in the right to housing , a joint capitalization project of UIA and URBACT. Laura Colini moderated the discussion questioning the role of financial actors in threatening access to housing. […]