PLACING HOUSING AT THE CENTER Urban Lunch-Time G l o b a l H o u s i n g S t r a t eg y A call for a Paradigm Shift in Policy PLACING HOUSING AT THE CENTER The GLOBAL HOUSING STRATEGY” promotes a paradigm shift to achieve adequate shelter for all by placing housing at the center of our thinking, policy and the city http://www.urbangateway.org/

Angola – Chinese built housing ghost towns

New City of Kilamba 20,000 vacant apartments

New City of Kilamba 20,000 vacant apartments

Ghost Towns 64 million vacant housing units in China 18.4 million vacant housing units in the USA 3 million vacant housing units in the Egypt 3.3 million vacant flats in Maharashtra India 1.5 million vacant housing units in the Spain 0.85 million vacant housing units in the UK 0.7 million vacant housing units in the Mexico city Ghost Towns (Figures taken from websites - not verified or backed by the United Nations)

Vacant Housing Units globally Ghost Towns 0ver 120 million Vacant Housing Units globally 500 million People could be properly housed 863 million People today Live in Slums YET Supply does not meet demand

Results Based Strategy Housing Strategy X X X X X To build 200,000 housing units per year To 200,000 per year house households in Output Based Strategy X Results Based Strategy

Results Based Strategy Housing Strategy To 200,000 per year house households in Results Based Strategy

The Global Housing Strategy Why do we need it? Economic meltdown 1 - Commodification of housing - home ownership 2 – Limited access to affordable Housing finance Social exclusion 3 - Urban segregation (Ghettos and Gated Communities) Environmental degradation 4 - Urban sprawl and environmental pressures 5 - Proliferation of Slums and informal settlements

PLACING HOUSING AT THE CENTRE The Global Housing Strategy Goals To achieve the Habitat Agenda Pillar of “adequate shelter for all” Contribute to MDG Target 7D on Slums: “Improving the living conditions of 100 million slum dwellers by 2020” by Proposing a paradigm shift in Housing PLACING HOUSING AT THE CENTRE

The Global Housing Strategy PLACING HOUSING AT THE CENTRE

The Global Housing Strategy Who will be involved Development Habitat Agenda Partnerships in National Habitat Committees: Central and Local Authorities Academia Civil Society Private Sector Development Partners

The Global Housing Strategy Aims to develop National and City Housing Strategies. A National Housing Strategy is a participatory process to guide polices, planning, and programming of housing, and slum upgrading and prevention interventions. National and city Housing Strategies are inseparable from inclusive urban planning and management process The Global Housing Strategy

The Global Housing Strategy What Guides Us The Housing Box National and Local Urbanisation Prerequisites Sustainable Housing Components Housing Governance, Management National Urban Policy Urban Planning Land Design Tenure Types Housing Demand Lessons Learned Urban Economy Local Economic Development Finance Building Technologies Governance National Legislation Local Legislation Basic Urban Services Materials & Components Management & Maintenance Housing and Slum Upgrading and Prevention Framework

Thematic Clusters cutting Cross Cutting issues: Housing Rights Environment Gender Youth Cross issues Thematic Clusters Planning and Housing Urban Economy and Housing Affordable Housing (finance) Gender and housing Youth and housing Global Housing Strategy to the Year 2025 Housing Tenure Types Sustainable Housing Cross issues cutting Cross issues cutting Slum Upgrading Gender, Indigenous Youth Groups Housing Rights Environment

The Global Housing Strategy The approach The approach to the GHS will include: Exchange of experiences Applied evidence-based research Effectiveness at scale Efficiency through partnerships National and local capacity development

GHS Approach GHS Theme Responses to Challenges Challenges Partnership of key actors in National Habitat Committees: Central Local Authorities, Academia, Civil Society, Private Sector, Development Partners Responses to Challenges Responses Applied Research Knowledge Management Analysis of Information Mass outreach/sharing Crowd Sourcing on social/professional media Information Management Information Exchange

GHS Approach Cross Cutting issues: Housing Rights Environment Gender Analysis of Information Mass outreach and sharing on social/professional media Crowd Sourcing Applied Research Responses to Challenge Solutions and Responses Questions Issues Gathering Information Experiences Exchange of Management Knowledge Habitat Committees National Partnerships: Housing Planning & Cross Cutting issues: Housing Rights Environment Gender Youth GHS Approach Analysis of Information Mass outreach and sharing on social/professional media Crowd Sourcing Applied Research Responses to Challenge Solutions and Responses Questions Issues Information Gathering Experiences Exchange of Management Knowledge Habitat Committees National Partnerships: cxonomy & Urban Housing Analysis of Information Mass outreach and sharing on social/professional media Crowd Sourcing Applied Research Response to Challenge Solutions and Responses Issues Questions Gathering Information Experiences Exchange of Management Knowledge Habitat Committees National Partnerships: Affordable Housing Analysis of Information Mass outreach and sharing on social/professional media Crowd Sourcing Applied Research Responses to challenges Solutions and Responses Questions Issues Exchange of Experiences Information Gathering Management Knowledge Habitat Committees Partnerships: National Types Tenure Housing Analysis of Information Mass outreach and sharing on social/professional media Crowd Sourcing Applied Research Responsesto Challenge Solutions and Responses Questions Issues Exchange of Information Experiences Gathering Management Knowledge Partnerships: National Habitat Committees Sustainable Housing Global Housing Strategy to the Year 2025 Analysis of Information Mass outreach and sharing on social/professional media Crowd Sourcing Applied Research Responses to Challenge Solutions and Responses Questions Issues Exchange of Experiences Information Gathering Management Knowledge Partnerships: Habitat Committees National Indigenous Youth Gropus Gender Analysis of Information Mass outreach and sharing on social/professional media Crowd Sourcing Applied Research Responses to Challenge Solutions and Responses Issues Questions Exchange of Experiences Information Gathering Management Knowledge Partnerships: National Habitat Committees Slum Upgrading

The Case of Slum Thematic Clusters cutting Cross Cutting issues: Housing Rights Environment Gender Youth Cross issues Thematic Clusters Planning and Housing Urban Economy and Housing Affordable Housing (finance) Gender and housing Youth and housing Global Housing Strategy to the Year 2025 Housing Tenure Types Sustainable Housing Cross issues cutting Cross issues cutting Slum Upgrading Slum Upgrading Gender, Indigenous Youth Groups Housing Rights Environment The Case of Slum

The Global Housing Strategy Slum Upgrading National and Local Urbanisation Prerequisites Sustainable Housing Components Housing Governance, Management National Urban Policy National Urban Policy Urban Planning Urban Planning Land Land Design Design Tenure Types Tenure Types Housing Demand Lessons Learned Urban Economy Urban Economy Local Economic Development Local Economic Development Resourcs & Finance Finance Building Technologies Building Technologies Governance Governance National Legislation National Legislation Local Legislation Local Legislation Basic Urban Services Basic Services Building Materials Materials & Components Management & Maintenance Management & Maintenance Housing and Slum Upgrading and Prevention Framework Slum Definitions: 5 Deprivations 1 – Access to water 2 – Access to Sanitation 3 – Security of tenure 4 – adequate housing 5 – Crowdedness

Economic Investment vs. Housing Subsidies Income generation, and jobs The Global Housing Strategy Economic Investment vs. Housing Subsidies Subsidizing Housing Dependency on subsidies Lack of dignity No return on subsidies Minimize only for affordability Target only the most vulnerable Lost Funding Reduced Lost Funding Investing In economy, Income generation, and jobs Citizen Empowerment to access: housing, education, health, etc.. Revolving Investment in Economy Dignity Reducing Dependency Return on investments

The Global Housing Strategy Media Strategy Popular and professional outreach Participatory advocacy Professional and Key Habitat Agenda Partners inputs Political buy in Partnerships with Habitat Agenda Partners

GHS has 2700+ members on the Urban Gateway Networking by boosting Website Membership

Over 90 Professional Groups on Linked IN Outreaching to over 600,000 Professionals Popular and professional outreach

GHS LinkedIn Group 1000+ members Professional and Key partners inputs

Professional dialogues on LinkedIn

HOUSING CRITERIA

Urban Planning and Design CRITERIA Urban Planning and Design Locate housing within urban areas not isolated in remote “dormitory cities” Include housing in mixed urban use areas, Improve mobility by introducing a rich variety of urban uses, Promote cultural viability and street life.

Economic opportunities CRITERIA Economic opportunities Housing development creates jobs and stimulates the economy (production of building materials, construction industry) Include housing with mixed uses to generate new jobs & income generating opportunities, Encourage the private sector to invest in housing in mixed use area,

Economic opportunities CRITERIA Economic opportunities Introduce urban agriculture for job creation, food production and security, improved environmental qualities Share land value to introduce solutions to finance and cross subsidize housing

CRITERIA Social integration Address social mobility through improved tenure security of housing units Encouraging social interaction of different income groups – not ghettos and gated communities, Ensure that housing proposals are gender responsive.

Environmental improvement CRITERIA Environmental improvement Achieve neighborhood environmental sustainability, Improve microclimate through green architecture and planning approaches Improve microclimate through vegetation preferably productive urban agriculture as well as urban elements/furniture.

CRITERIA Governance and partnership Produce housing through partnerships will all key actors including central and local government, private sector, civil society, professionals and academia. Encourage corporate social responsibility to subsidize housing for vulnerable groups

CRITERIA Governance and partnership Introduce academic social responsibility whereby students, recent graduates and academia provide policy advice and technical assistance to local and central authorities and those involved in housing for low income groups.

International Competition Urban Revitalization of Mass Housing

Global Housing Strategy Competition Who is Eligible to compete The Competition is open to: University students (graduate and undergraduate) Recent graduates (graduated after December 31st, 2010) Ideally a multi-disciplinary team with backgrounds in urban planning, architecture, social sciences, economists, urban agriculturalists, etc…

Partnership for development Competition Teams communicate with: Partner Type Role Examples/outputs Institutions Local and central authorities Owner or manager of the housing stock Ministry of Housing Municipality Housing Companies Academia Think tank and research Research Best practice Solution development Industry and the private sector Urban economic development Economic revitalisation Job creation Funding mechanisms Civil Society/ renters association Watchdog organizations Owners associations Rights groups

Time Line 2013 2014 Problem Research Proposals Mobilizing Problem Research Proposals Jury work World Urban Forum Prize Awards National Jury Regional Jury International Jury Innovative and sustainable solutions to address challenges Concepts and Policy Implications Design Jury selection Announce ment Detailed Programme National Analysis Urban Analysis Housing Analysis Best Practices Challenges Further Research PREPAR-ATION COMPETITION EVALUATION MAY-AUG JAN SEP NOV DEC OCT FEB MAR APR 2013 2014

Jury structure and composition National Jury (1 per country) Academia 9 Professional 3 NGOs 2 Institutions 1 Total 15 Regional Jury (total of 6) Academia 6 Professional 3 NGOs Institutions 5 Total 17 International Jury (1) Academia 4 Professional 2 NGOs 1 Institutions 2 Total 9

1st Prize 1st Prize Competition Prize When Mid April 2014 During World Urban Forum Where Medellin, Colombia 1st Prize Regional Award to participate in designing a building in the City of Medellin, Colombia 1st Prize Regional Internships for the First winner in each of 6 regions

International Competition Urban Revitalization of Mass Housing

The Global Housing Strategy Expected Outcomes (Re)positioning housing within the global contemporary debate Critical outcomes include contributing to: Rights-based, Gender-responsive, Results-based National Strategies Inclusive cities: access to adequate housing Paradigm shift: housing as part of Urban Planning, Systemic reforms promoted for improved quality of life; Linkages of housing with other parts of the economy strengthened; Sustainable building and neighbourhood designs and technologies promoted

The Global Housing Strategy When will it happen GHS Implementation 2016 Habitat III 2015 Sustainable Development Goals 2015 UN-Habitat Governing Council 25 2014 World Urban Forum 7 2013 UN-Habitat Governing Council 24

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