Housing has been considered as a key sector for economic growth. How can we solve the contradictions between economic growth in the housing sector and the goal of sustainable housing? For instance, economic growth in housing has meant more money invested in the sector, larger floor space per person, more commodities in houses, more land urbanized and more urban development. All this has not been compensated by a decline in the intensity of use of energy, materials, water. All these challenging issues will be part of the first Knowledge Brokerage Event on Sustainable Housing. The participants will come from different backgrounds: European, national and local policymakers, academics, economists, practitioners and exponents of civil society organizations.
Exemplary topics to be explored in system mapping sessions: