What can the New Urban Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals do for cities?
Our cities are increasingly beset by a lack of affordable housing, inequality, lagging infrastructure – the list goes on.
Our cities are increasingly beset by a lack of affordable housing, inequality, lagging infrastructure – the list goes on.
Environment
Apr 17, 2017
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Big health benefits may be hidden in tiny houses, according to two Kansas State University researchers.
Engineering
Oct 3, 2016
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The availability of public transportation and the cost of individual transportation play major factors in just how affordable subsidized housing is in North Texas and across the country.
Economics & Business
Mar 21, 2016
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Regional confusion with population size is affecting affordability in the city of Houston and is just one of the sustainability topics addressed in a new report from Rice University's Shell Center for Sustainability.
Social Sciences
Oct 1, 2015
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New research led by the University of Adelaide has highlighted two distinct groups of people affected by housing affordability issues over time – those who slip in and out of poor housing affordability, and those who are ...
Economics & Business
Jun 4, 2015
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While Americans are living longer and remaining relatively healthy, they are decidedly not interested in spending their golden years in assisted living or skilled nursing homes, a panel of experts unanimously agreed at a ...
Social Sciences
Mar 5, 2015
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(Phys.org) —While low-income families often choose multifamily housing for its affordability, a new University of Arizona study finds they could be spending hundreds more in utility costs every year due to a lack of energy-efficient ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 15, 2014
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It's long been accepted – with little science to back it up – that people should spend roughly a third of their income on housing. As it turns out, that may be about how much a low-income family should spend to optimize ...
Social Sciences
Jun 9, 2014
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A majority of Pennsylvania's mobile home residents say they are overwhelmingly satisfied with their homes despite problems like construction quality, social stigma and financing associated with them, according to Penn State ...
Social Sciences
Jan 4, 2010
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Australia needs to provide permanent supportive housing for many reasons. The most compelling reason is simple: it permanently ends homelessness for our most marginalized citizens.
Social Sciences
Aug 8, 2024
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