Learn the results of the Global Social Housing Survey funded by the APA Divisions Council. Highlights include the similarities and differences in five countries’ answers to the survey’s key questions, which include:
How does the country define and/or describe “social housing”?
What socio-economic and environmental contexts influence housing affordability and availability in the country?
What are the key housing policies and regulations in place to support those programs in particular?
What lessons have been learned from unsuccessful or challenging social-housing programs?
What do common social-housing units look like?
What are the typical characteristics of social-housing units in terms of size, amenities, and energy efficiency?
What role do communities play in the planning, development, and management of social housing?
What is the role of urban planners or related professionals in shaping housing policies, strategies, and implementation? and
What are the primary challenges faced by housing planners and related professionals in their work?
Learning Objectives:
Be aware of affordable housing policies and their impacts in Mexico, Argentina, Morocco, Indonesia, and Uganda.
Learn from the social-housing strategies of five foreign countries.
Be aware of factors that do or do not make successful social-housing policies.