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This year, 100M+ people have been forcibly displaced from their homes.
But, what happens when they arrive in #cities, already struggling with inaccessible and unaffordable #housing markets?
Explore our #BigPicture on Rights-Based Housing For Refugees: newcities.org/rights-based-h…
All too often, efforts to revitalize communities result in the displacement of long-term residents.
This week on #threesixtyCITY @hollyrhixson sits down with @LellyK to discuss the myths and misconceptions around gentrification + ways to counter it.
🎧 newcities.org/threesixtycity…
What is spatial justice, and how can urban planners and architects advance reparations for Indigenous communities experiencing dispossession from their traditional lands?
Read the transcript: newcities.org/making-space-f…
🎧 Or listen to it on #threesixtyCITY: newcities.org/threesixtycity…
"If we don't address how decisions are made... and how cities are planned, we are not addressing the complete problem or challenge around recovering cities' relationship with nature," says @wef's Cristina Gomez on The Urban Nature Agenda. newcities.org/threesixtycity… #threesixtyCITY
🎧Part 2 of the Urban Nature Agenda is out!
@Georgeprbenson & Cristina Gomez are back. This time, to talk about the systemic shifts needed to transform cities' relationship with nature.
Listen to it on #threesixtyCITY: newcities.org/threesixtycity… @wef #BiodiverCities
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How can we transform our immigration systems to prioritize the wellbeing and strengths of refugees in cities?
Explore this and more in the latest issue of Raccords by @misquebec. mis.quebec/en/raccords-en/20…
How can resettlement agencies overcome the challenge of limited affordable housing supply for refugees in cities?
The @RESCUEorg proposes four solutions.
Find out what they are in this piece for the #BigPicture on Rights-Based Housing For Refugees:
newcities.org/seeking-home-a…
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Check out the latest edition of the #BigPicture, all about #RightsBasedHousing for refugees, and be sure to read our piece on the difficulties they face during the current #HousingCrisis
This year, 100M+ people have been forcibly displaced from their homes.
But, what happens when they arrive in #cities, already struggling with inaccessible and unaffordable #housing markets?
Explore our #BigPicture on Rights-Based Housing For Refugees: newcities.org/rights-based-h…
44% of GDP in cities is at risk of disruption from #biodiversity loss. How can urban leaders prioritize nature and secure a liveable and #resilient future? Listen to The Urban Nature Agenda with @georgeprbenson & Cristina Gomez on #threesixtyCITY: newcities.org/threesixtycity…
The City of Utrecht in the Netherlands takes a holistic approach to welcoming refugees that benefits the entire community. Learn more about their co-housing model Plan Einstein in this piece by Jan Braat and Niene Oepkes : newcities.org/fostering-an-i… #BigPicture
📸 Photo contest alert 📸
Can you capture a thriving community through your lens? @PennIUR is awarding the best depictions of "thriving" to celebrate urban resilience in the face of recent challenging years.
Submit your shot before Dec 1st: penniur.upenn.edu/press-room…
"If we can provide stable shelter and services at an asylum seeker’s point of entry, we are more likely to avoid many of the problems that perpetuate homelessness." - Amy King, CEO @PalletShelter
newcities.org/unsheltered-ho… #BigPicture
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Lack of affordable housing is escalating the intertwined refugee and homelessness crises in the US. Amy King shares her thoughts on this and more in a piece for @NewCities' series on Rights-Based Housing for Refugees. #affordablehousing @CitiVentures
newcities.org/unsheltered-ho…
This week on #threesixtyCITY @jhereia speaks with former Night Mayor of Amsterdam @Mirikmilan about the role of urban governance in fostering thriving nighttime economies.
🎧 newcities.org/threesixtycity…
The financialization of housing is creating inaccessible and unaffordable housing markets for newcomers.
@Make_TheShift's Kirsten McRae describes the systemic changes needed to put people over profit for the #BigPicture: newcities.org/as-skyrocketin… #right2housing
Why are #cities best placed to provide homes for refugees?
@MayorsMigration shares a model working in MedellĂn that makes housing the entry point to access a whole suite of essential services. Co-authored by @samermsaliba and Helen Yu. newcities.org/why-cities-are…
#BigPicture
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Had a lot of fun working with the @NewCities team on this podcast episode about @Tamarack_Inst’s Climate Transitions Cohort. This comes out just as we launch our call for new communities to join us: tamarackcommunity.ca/climate…
This week on #threesixtyCITY, we tried something new. We tell you a story:
A story of collaboration and trust between members of a #community using "#CollectiveImpact” to work towards shared #climate goals.
Listen now: 🎧newcities.org/threesixtycity…
This week on #threesixtyCITY, we tried something new. We tell you a story:
A story of collaboration and trust between members of a #community using "#CollectiveImpact” to work towards shared #climate goals.
Listen now: 🎧newcities.org/threesixtycity…
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In @NewCities latest #BigPicture, @samermsaliba and Helen Yu of our City Practice team explore how @AlcaldiadeMed 🇨🇴 is leveraging #GlobalCitiesFund support to ensure its migrant and refugee communities can access #housing safely and with dignity.
👉newcities.org/why-cities-are…
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Why Cities are Best Placed to Provide Homes for Refugees: The MedellĂn Model newcities.org/why-cities-are… vĂa @NewCities | @AlcaldiadeMed @MayorsMigration @el_BID
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“…the current approach to the housing crisis overwhelmingly views housing as a product, a commodity that should be left to market forces. But, housing is much more than a commodity. It is a human right.” Another fantastic piece by @elizmcisaac ⬇️
The human right to housing is not an abstract ideal, but based on established principles and norms.
So how can #cities implement a rights-based approach to #housing? Read this article by @maytree_canada's @elizmcisaac for more: newcities.org/cities-have-th… #BigPicture
