ReHousIn is a European research project investigating how economic shifts, urbanisation, and policy decisions impact access to affordable, quality housing across different regions. Housing inequalities vary widely depending on income levels, tenure security, and local governance, affecting urban, suburban, and rural communities in different ways.
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ReHousIn Project
The ReHousIn – Reducing Housing Inequalities project brings together a diverse group of partners from across Europe, united by a shared commitment to address housing inequalities and support inclusive, climate-resilient urban development.
ReHousIn follows a structured research process to understand and address housing inequalities in the context of the EU’s green transition. The project:
ReHousIn analyses housing inequalities across Europe – Using quantitative and qualitative data, ReHousIn examines how housing conditions have evolved over the past two decades and how environmental policies affect affordability and access.
Studies 27 case areas – The project investigates how housing inequalities manifest in metropolitan regions, medium-sized cities, and rural areas across nine countries, identifying local challenges and policy responses.
Engages stakeholders – Through policy labs, workshops, and expert interviews, ReHousIn collaborates with policymakers, researchers, and civil society to integrate diverse perspectives.
Develops policy recommendations – Based on the findings, ReHousIn formulates evidence-based recommendations to help create fairer housing policies at local, national, and EU levels.
ReHousIn has a strong commitment to tackling housing inequality while encouraging just environmental transitions. Each individual housing case has its own unique considerations for how certain actions would affect housing security for everyday people. For example, a neighborhood which builds a new green park may increase green space, but in some cases drive up rents. By analysing housing trajectories across 27 case studies in small, medium and large cities, ReHousIn is able to provide more information about how environmental interventions interact with housing markets.
A big lesson is that taking time to work with locals to listen to their concerns on housing is really important. In ReHousIn we built in time to hold local workshops with locals and to share research widely in conferences. When we sit down with real people to discuss housing, this is where the real learning begins.
ReHousIn collaborates regularly with other projects in the topic of sustainable housing. We are proud to be part of a strong network of projects advancing sustainable and equitable housing – working together to exchange knowledge and practices, and united by a common goal: ensuring the green and digital transition is inclusive and fair. Our website is showing strong traffic, especially with our reports. In this way we can see that there are people who need the information we have gathered to begin tackling these complex inequalities that can arise in European housing markets. We have also developed video series to spread what we have learned to the general public.
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