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Rising housing costs & demographic shifts in climate-friendly urban areas raise important questions about equity. How can policymakers promote sustainability while ensuring housing stability for all residents?

The Economy of Urban Replication: Why Cities Need to Be Sharing Ideas. A new Bloomberg Cities Idea Exchange will provide resources to spur innovation https://lnkd.in/exxb-_Kd

Resource Justice is Robert Schalkenbach Foundation research initiative, where we foster research into the sustainable, efficient, and equitable use of natural resources in the US and abroad. Our goal is for the rich bounty provided by the natural world to be shared equitably among all members of the human community, ensuring that social progress is both inclusive and resilient. Aiming to serve as a valuable resource for community stakeholders who share this objective, much of our work focuses on translational research. With our network of talented researchers, we also conduct novel research into pressing social issues including urban land use & housing issues, land & property taxation, value capture of natural resource rents, and climate change & the environment. https://lnkd.in/gkBU9Tzb

There must be a fundamental rethink to our approach to housing that shifts away from a current trajectory, defined by financialisation, extraction and inequality, and redefine it around a revived common good framework. https://lnkd.in/eS_ewNrv

I see hope in small cities filled with brave councils who prioritise life before profit and dare to put radical innovation to the test. The last century has been one with an enormous focus on global scale - global production, global profits, global solutions and global social media. The scale of possibilities, dreams, fear, dangers and crises is so vast that it’s easy to feel completely overwhelmed as a normal human being just trying to cope with everyday life. However, during the last few years I’ve seen hopeful actions from small scale municipalities who don’t shy away from putting the safety of future generations before short term profit and traditional mindsets. Instead of following the global or national mainstream pathways they’ve paved the way for brave decision makers to get some slack and challenge norms. Follow link for full article. Tomelilla kommun Stefan Persson Leonora Grcheva #mitrajalali https://lnkd.in/d9-k2fXt

The Scottish Government is the only European country that has elevated the facilitation of #20minuteneighbourhoods to national policy. Because the government understands that with a complete and accessible #dailyurbansystem, there is less inequality and poverty, better physical and mental health for residents, a stronger economy, and less environmental impact. Whether we’re talking about a #10minutecity, a #15minutecity, or a #30minuteregion, it’s all about envisioning a sustainable, healthy, and livable country, region, city, or neighborhood. Proximity, accessibility, and inclusivity are key concepts in this vision. It requires the government and urban professionals to move away from complex-oriented thinking and working toward a more integrated approach (in terms of geography and socio-economic aspects). In this context, the Scottish government has published several highly interesting studies and guidelines (for local authorities). The latest addition is the ‘Scottish Government Planning Guidance: Local living and 20-minute neighborhoods’ (available here: https://lnkd.in/eVTYJ7CE). It is very readable, beautifully illustrated, and, most importantly, provides numerous references. It clearly describes the what and how of the 20-minute neighborhood and, even more importantly, outlines how to achieve it. This includes examining multiple case studies. Scotland is, of course, a very diverse country, with large cities and sparsely populated regions and islands. It’s fascinating to see how they’ve developed different approaches for various components. For every urban and design professional, this is definitely worth exploring!

As our city continues to grow towards a population of over 9 million by 2050, we have an opportunity now to collectively explore research data that may help us collectively steer a course to maintain our enviable reputation of being a liveable and loveable destination to visit, do business or call home. Next week GHD will dive into our global research exploring intergenerational equity through an infrastructure lens. Viewed from multi-generational perspectives, we will learn from other jurisdictions about global concerns of balancing sustainability aspirations, cost of living pressures and transportation challenges. If you are in any way curious about what we may learn from other global regions, please register to join our Crossroads webinar next week. #FutureCommunities #Crossroads #Mobility #PowerofCommitment

Is the confluence of major economic and social forces, and questionable policy choices leading to the rapid decline of what used to be the dynamic cities and urban areas on the west coast?

Understanding how to to invest in places without displacing is key. This piece provides very important insights on this key issue for equitable city development.

To truly transform the prosperity and well-being of entire cities and regions, it’s past time to abandon top-down or “trickle-down” approaches and embrace the actionable, community-centered models that have demonstrated true promise in cities and neighborhoods nationwide. https://lnkd.in/ejYXQbyf