Housing is back on the political agenda in many European countries. This can be explained by the many urgent housing problems that need to be solved today. Many countries are facing greater demand for housing than predicted a few years ago and living in the existing stock is becoming increasingly expensive, partly due to poor insulation and high energy prices.
The ENHR conference in Delft 2024 will not only be dedicated to further exploring these issues. The emphasis will be on how these problems can be solved.
The current Dutch housing policy will be presented. New forms of new housing initiatives will also be discussed, such as the development of a third sector of housing cooperatives. These can be part of the solution to social, affordability and environmental challenges in our housing markets. Affordability problems can also be solved by the energy transition and by producing homes in an industrialized manner.
The housing future of young people is really at stake. The conference will address key socio-economic and housing transformations and how they are reshaping the standard life course of young people.
At the end of the conference, a debate is scheduled about the role of housing researchers: should they become housing activists or try to remain independent and provide insights and knowledge about the housing system?
