| OBSERVATORY'S PUBLICATIONS |
 |
March- April 2008
Briefing: Ageing and Housing in the European Union
 Europe is witnessing the accelerated greying of its population, which will hugely impact on the provision of care and housing services. This briefing looks at the main issues to consider to better respond to the housing needs of the elderly.
Briefing: Housing Affordability in the European Union
 The political debate in many EU countries point out to a crisis of housing affordability.This briefing provides an overview of the commonly used concepts and definitions, the key points of debate, the main policy orientations across Europe and key figures.
Proceedings of the second colloquium on “The future of social housing in the EU” launched.
 The publication “Welfare transformation and demographic change in Europe: Challenges for the social housing sector” contains the full papers of speakers and discussants who participated to the second colloquium on the future of social housing in the EU, organised by the CECODHAS European Social Housing Observatory and held in Barcelona on the 20th of September 2007. The colloquium gathered highlevel experts in the field of housing in Europe, both researchers and practitioners, who came together to have an open, critical and rich dialogue on the recent developments on social housing in relation to processes of welfare state transformation and demographic change. Looking at all these dynamic processes of change in demographics, society, the economy and policy, a number of distinguished scholars from different European countries - such as Giuseppe Roma (Fondazione Censis - Centro studi investimenti sociali), Jesús Leal (Universidad Complutense de Madrid), Peter Malpass (University of the West of England), and Sasha Tsenkova (University of Calgary) - were asked to shed light on these developments.
To download the electronic version of the second colloquium proceedings, click HERE
October 2007
Report on social housing in the European Union launched: ”Housing Europe 2007: Review of social, co-operative and public housing in the 27 EU Member states”
 The CECODHAS European Social Housing Observatory has carried out the first-ever account of the social, co-operative and pubic housing sector in the 27 EU member states. The report presents an overview of the main trends and issues facing the social, co-operative and public housing sectors across EU Member states. It also contains country profiles and key data on the sector in each EU Member state. The study draws on data provided by the network of CECODHAS correspondents as well as on external national experts. The report was launched at the European conference “Tendencies in Social Housing Policies: Stepping forward in the 21st Century” co-organised by the Portuguese EU Presidency and CECODHAS in Lisbon on the 17th of October 2007. The need for such a study arose from the acknowledgment of a lack of systematic and comprehensive monitoring of social housing at a European level and hence of the vacuum of reliable and up-to-date data on the sector. This effort responds not just to the interest of a variety of societal, political and academic actors in accessing such information and analysis, but in particular to the identification of the key issues and challenges for policy and practice in the field social housing across the European Union.
Download a copy of the report in EN and FR
Report “Managing social rental housing in the European Union: experiences and innovative approaches” launched at the opening of the Housing Europe Centre in Brussels.
The report was jointly produced by the CECODHAS European Social Housing Observatory and by the Finnish member organization of CECODHAS –VVO. The report’s aim was to identify key developments in management strategies that social housing organizations across the EU are putting in place to respond to the rapidly changing social, political and economic context. The research comprised a survey conducted amongst over 40 social housing organizations and an in-depth study of 6 selected organizations involving interviews and field visits to social housing projects. By focusing on a small group of organizations that can be considered pioneers in developing innovative approaches to customer relations, property management and maintenance and the development of new services responding to a rapidly changing context, this practice-oriented study provides valuable lessons and examples for social housing organizations throughout Europe.
To download a copy of the report click HERE
May 2007
Proceedings of the first colloquium on “The future of social housing in the EU” launched.
 The publication “Current developments in housing policies and housing markets in Europe: Implications for the social housing sector” contains the full papers of all speakers and discussants who intervened at the first colloquium on “the future of social housing in the EU”, organised by the CECODHAS European Social Housing Observatory and held in Brussels on the 13th of September 2006. Amongst the academic authors who contributed to this volume are Prof. Christine Whitehead (LSE/Cambridge University), Prof. John Doling (University of Birmingham), Dr. Marija Elsinga (OTB Delft), Dr. Joszef Hegedus (Metropolitan Research Institute, Budapest) and Dr. Michelle Norris (University College Dublin).The publication was launched on the 31st of May at the CECODHAS General Assembly Meeting in Vienna, and can be obtained free of charge by emailing Darinka Czischke (Editor of the volume) at
This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it
. Available in English and French.
To download the electronic version of the colloquium proceedings, click on: EN version FR version
Report on ''Social housing and integration of immigrants in the EU: Tools for social housing providers'' is now available.
The report was produced by the CECODHAS European Social Housing Observatory in response to the gap in knowledge and analysis on the links between social housing and integration of immigrants, particularly from a policy and practice perspective. The report addresses the key conceptual and policy debates in the field and presents an overview of the links between housing and integration policies. It concludes by proposing a number of guiding principles to select best practices in the field.
To download the electronic version of this report in English, French, Italian and Spanish, please click here
July 2006
Report on the CECODHAS census 2005 now available.
Realising the need for reliable and up-to-date data to describe the social housing sector across the EU, the European Social Housing Observatory has launched a series of bi-annual surveys to be conducted amongst social housing providers represented at CECODHAS. The report of the first survey (carried out at the end of 2005) is now available upon request. For more information
This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it
.
October 2005
European Social Housing Observatory publishes report "Social Housing in the EU 2005: Key statistics and housing policies"
The report, launched at the European Social Housing Week hosted by CECODHAS between 10 - 14 October 2005, is a compilation of key statistics and policies which describe the situation of social housing across the EU. You can download the report in English and French by clicking on the links below:
Download the ENGLISH version of the report here
Download the FRENCH version of the report here
September 2005
UNECE Guidelines on Social Housing published.
The guidelines have been designed to enable policymakers to assess the various policy options that are currently available for the provision of social housing. Amongst the authors of the different chapters of these guidelines are a number of experts linked to CECODHAS member organisations as well as the CECODHAS European Social Housing Observatory. To download a copy of the guidelines click here.
March 2005
European Social Housing Observatory produces Report “Social Housing in the EU: Time for legal certainty for local authorities, social housing providers and millions of European households”
The report, which was presented to the European Commission, outlines the key findings of the survey "Social housing and services of General Economic Interest in the EU" conducted by the European Social Housing Observatory amongst CECODHAS members in January 2005. The report can be downloaded by clicking on the links below.
Download the ENGLISH version of the report here
Download the FRENCH version of the report here
|
