The need for a regional perspective Affordable housing remains a pressing issue globally, and Amsterdam is no exception. As the Covid-19 pandemic accelerated trends in residential property investments and urban migration, it became evident that the existing urban-centric solutions were …
This post was written by Sara Özoğul. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, UGoveRN embarked on an initiative to support early career scholars at the intersection of planning and real estate studies. This initiative was part of …
The Governance of Land, Property Owners & Real Estate This post was written by Anna Hug. I recently returned from a four-day visit to Avignon, where I participated in a joint Symposium of the Geodata for Real Estate Research Chair …
This post was written by Uri Ansenberg and Nufar Avni. Our recent publication in Habitat International explores the intricate dynamics of real estate valuation within East Jerusalem’s informal Palestinian neighborhoods. East Jerusalem’s political and legal status presents complex challenges to …
This post was written by João Tonucci. My new publication, published in Urban Studies, addresses the overlooked dynamic between the state and informal land development in Global South metropolises, focusing on the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte (MRBH) in Brazil. …
This post was written by Alberto Bortolotti. When I began my PhD in urban planning, design, and policy at the Polytechnic University of Milano, I had the objective to keep investigating the linkages between cities and large-scale projects, which was …
Recent decades have seen a rising interest in the peripheral nature of urbanization processes. While research has put the spotlight on large-scale, transnational and financialized real estate actors, less attention has been paid to informal land developers. In a new …
This post was written by Sara Özogul. The RAW Compound (‘RAW Gelände’ in German) was established as an industrial site with the name Royal Prussian Railway Workshop Berlin II (‘Königlich Preußische Eisenbahnwerkstatt Berlin II‘) in 1867, during a time when …
This post was written by Tuna Tasan-Kok. With the decline of welfarist policies that once facilitated significant state involvement in urban development, local governments now bear the responsibility of managing urban services independently. This shift has been accompanied by the …
This post was written by Anna Hug. On May 16th and 17th, 2023, the first annual UGoveRN International Networking Event took place in Amsterdam with Prof. Dr. Mike Raco (Bartlett School of Planning, UCL) as an international guest. The event …
This post was written by Sara Özogul. On March 8, 2023, UGoveRN collaborated with URSI, the Urban and Regional Studies Institute of the Faculty of Spatial Sciences at the University of Groningen, to organize a seminar that focused on the …
Affordability has long been approached from an urban perspective. However, in this article Tuna Tasan-Kok, Andre Legarza and Sara Özogul introduce an approach that centers on regional governance rather than urban-centric interventions in affordable housing delivery and investment. It highlights …