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1. Urban Lunch-Time G l o b a l Housing Strategy A call for a Paradigm Shift in Policy PLACING HOUSING AT THE CENTER The GLOBAL HOUSING STRATEGY” promotes a paradigm shift to achieve adequate shelter for all by placing housing at the center of our thinking, policy and the city http://www.urbangateway.org/

11. 64 million vacant housing units in China • 18.4 million vacant housing units in the USA • 3 million vacant housing units in the Egypt • 3.3 million vacant flats in Maharashtra India • 1.5 million vacant housing units in the Spain • 0.85 million vacant housing units in the UK • 0.7 million vacant housing units in the Mexico city Ghost Towns (Figures taken from websites - not verified or backed by the United Nations)

12. Ghost Towns 0ver 120 million Vacant Housing Units globally 500 million People could be properly housed 863 million People today Live in Slums YET Supply does not meet demand

13. in Housing Strategy X X X X X X X X To build 200,000 housing units per year To 200,000 per year house households Output Based Strategy X X X X X X X X Results Based Strategy

14. in Housing Strategy To 200,000 per year house households Results Based Strategy

15. The Global Housing Strategy Why do we need it? • Economic meltdown • 1 - Commodification of housing - home ownership • 2– Limited access to affordable Housing finance • Social exclusion • 3 - Urban segregation (Ghettos and Gated Communities) • Environmental degradation • 4 - Urban sprawl and environmental pressures • 5 - Proliferation of Slums and informal settlements

16. The Global Housing Strategy Goals To achieve the Habitat Agenda Pillar of “adequate shelter for all” Contribute to MDG Target 7D on Slums: “Improving the living conditions of 100 million slum dwellers by 2020” by Proposing a paradigm shift in Housing PLACING HOUSING AT THE CENTRE

17. The Global Housing Strategy PLACING HOUSING AT THE CENTRE

18. The Global Housing Strategy Who will be involved Development Habitat Agenda Partnerships in National Habitat Committees: • Central and Local Authorities • Academia • Civil Society • Private Sector • Development Partners

19. Aims to develop National and City Housing Strategies. • A National Housing Strategy is a participatoryprocessto guide polices, planning, and programming of housing, and slum upgrading and prevention interventions. • National and city Housing Strategies are inseparablefrom inclusive urban planning and management process The Global Housing Strategy

20. The Global Housing Strategy What Guides Us The Housing Box National and Local Urbanisation Prerequisites Sustainable Housing Components Housing Governance, Management Urban Planning Land Tenure Types National Urban Policy Design Lessons Learned Housing Demand Local Economic Development Finance Governance Urban Economy Building Technologies Local Legislation Basic Urban Services Management & Maintenance National Legislation Materials & Components Housing and Slum Upgrading and Prevention Framework

21. cutting Thematic Clusters Cross issues • Cross Cutting issues: • Housing Rights • Environment • Gender • Youth Planning and Housing Urban Economy and Housing Affordable Housing (finance) Gender and housing Youth and housing Global Housing Strategy to the Year 2025 cutting Housing Tenure Types Cross issues Sustainable Housing cutting Cross issues Slum Upgrading Gender, Indigenous Youth Groups Housing Rights Environment

22. The Global Housing Strategy The approach • The approach to the GHS will include: • Exchange of experiences • Applied evidence-based research • Effectiveness at scale • Efficiency through partnerships • National and local capacity development

23. GHS Approach GHS Challenges • Partnership of key actors in • National Habitat Committees: • Central • Local Authorities, • Academia, • Civil Society, • Private Sector, • Development Partners Responses to Challenges Theme Responses Applied Research Knowledge Management Analysis of Information Crowd Sourcing Mass outreach/sharing on social/professional media Information Management Information Exchange

24. Cross Cutting issues: • Housing Rights • Environment • Gender • Youth GHS Approach Solutions and Responses Solutions and Responses Solutions and Responses Solutions and Responses Solutions and Responses Solutions and Responses Solutions and Responses Issues Questions Issues Questions Issues Questions Issues Questions Issues Questions Issues Questions Issues Questions Responses to Challenge Responses to Challenge Response to Challenge Responses to challenges Responses to Challenge Responsesto Challenge Responses to Challenge Crowd Sourcing Mass outreach and sharing on social/professional media Crowd Sourcing Mass outreach and sharing on social/professional media Crowd Sourcing Mass outreach and sharing on social/professional media Crowd Sourcing Mass outreach and sharing on social/professional media Crowd Sourcing Mass outreach and sharing on social/professional media Crowd Sourcing Mass outreach and sharing on social/professional media Crowd Sourcing Mass outreach and sharing on social/professional media Analysis of Information Analysis of Information Analysis of Information Analysis of Information Analysis of Information Analysis of Information Analysis of Information Applied Research Applied Research Applied Research Applied Research Applied Research Applied Research Applied Research Partnerships: National Habitat Committees Partnerships: National Habitat Committees Partnerships: National Habitat Committees Partnerships: National Habitat Committees Partnerships: National Habitat Committees Partnerships: National Habitat Committees Partnerships: National Habitat Committees Knowledge Management Knowledge Management Knowledge Management Knowledge Management Knowledge Management Knowledge Management Knowledge Management Global Housing Strategy to the Year 2025 Information Management Information Management Information Management Information Management Information Management Information Management Information Management Exchange of Experiences Information Gathering Exchange of Experiences Information Gathering Exchange of Experiences Information Gathering Exchange of Experiences Information Gathering Exchange of Experiences Information Gathering Exchange of Experiences Information Gathering Exchange of Experiences Information Gathering Gender Indigenous Youth Gropus Housing & Urban cxonomy Housing Tenure Types Sustainable Housing Affordable Housing Slum Upgrading Planning & Housing

25. cutting Thematic Clusters Cross issues • Cross Cutting issues: • Housing Rights • Environment • Gender • Youth Planning and Housing Urban Economy and Housing Affordable Housing (finance) Gender and housing Youth and housing Global Housing Strategy to the Year 2025 cutting Housing Tenure Types Cross issues Sustainable Housing cutting Cross issues Slum Upgrading Gender, Indigenous Youth Groups Slum Upgrading Housing Rights Environment The Case of Slum

26. The Global Housing Strategy Slum Upgrading National and Local Urbanisation Prerequisites Sustainable Housing Components Housing Governance, Management Land Tenure Types Urban Planning Urban Planning Land Tenure Types National Urban Policy Design National Urban Policy Design Lessons Learned Housing Demand Resourcs & Finance Local Economic Development Finance Governance Local Economic Development Governance Urban Economy Building Technologies BuildingTechnologies Urban Economy Local Legislation Basic Services Local Legislation Basic Urban Services Management & Maintenance Management & Maintenance National Legislation Materials & Components National Legislation Building Materials Housing and Slum Upgrading and Prevention Framework Slum Definitions: 5 Deprivations 1 – Access to water 2 – Access to Sanitation 5 – Crowdedness 3 – Security of tenure 4 – adequate housing

27. The Global Housing Strategy Economic Investment vs. Housing Subsidies Subsidizing Housing • Dependency on subsidies • Lack of dignity • No return on subsidies • Minimize only for affordability • Target only the most vulnerable Lost Funding Reduced Lost Funding Investing In economy, Income generation, and jobs • Citizen Empowerment to access: • housing, • education, • health, etc.. Revolving Investment in Economy • Dignity • Reducing Dependency • Return on investments

28. The Global Housing Strategy Media Strategy • Popular and professional outreach • Participatory advocacy • Professional and Key Habitat Agenda Partners inputs • Political buy in • Partnerships with Habitat Agenda Partners

29. GHS has 2700+ members on the Urban Gateway Networking by boosting Website Membership

30. Over 90 Professional Groups on Linked IN Outreaching to over 600,000 Professionals Popular and professional outreach

31. GHS LinkedIn Group 1000+ members Professional and Key partners inputs

32. Professional dialogues on LinkedIn

33. HOUSING CRITERIA

34. CRITERIA Urban Planning and Design • Locate housing within urban areas not isolated in remote “dormitory cities” • Include housing in mixed urban use areas, • Improve mobility by introducing a rich variety of urban uses, • Promote cultural viability and street life.

35. CRITERIA Economic opportunities • Housing development creates jobs and stimulates the economy (production of building materials, construction industry) • Include housing with mixed uses to generate new jobs & income generating opportunities, • Encourage the private sector to invest in housing in mixed use area,

36. CRITERIA Economic opportunities • Introduce urban agriculture for job creation, food production and security, improved environmental qualities • Share land value to introduce solutions to finance and cross subsidize housing

37. CRITERIA Social integration • Address social mobility through improved tenure security of housing units • Encouraging social interaction of different income groups – not ghettos and gated communities, • Ensure that housing proposals are gender responsive.

38. CRITERIA Environmental improvement • Achieve neighborhood environmental sustainability, • Improve microclimate through green architecture and planning approaches • Improve microclimate through vegetation preferably productive urban agriculture as well as urban elements/furniture.

39. CRITERIA Governance and partnership • Produce housing through partnerships will all key actors including central and local government, private sector, civil society, professionals and academia. • Encourage corporate social responsibility to subsidize housing for vulnerable groups

40. CRITERIA Governance and partnership • Introduce academic social responsibility whereby students, recent graduates and academia provide policy advice and technical assistance to local and central authorities and those involved in housing for low income groups.

41. International Competition Urban Revitalization of Mass Housing

43. Global Housing Strategy Competition Who is Eligible to compete • The Competition is open to: • University students (graduate and undergraduate) • Recent graduates (graduated after December 31st, 2010) • Ideally a multi-disciplinary team with backgrounds in urban planning, architecture, social sciences, economists, urban agriculturalists, etc…

44. Partnership for development Competition Teams communicate with: Partner Type Role Examples/outputs Institutions Local and central authorities Owner or manager of the housing stock Ministry of Housing Municipality Housing Companies Academia Think tank and research Research Best practice Solution development Industry and the private sector Urban economic development Economic revitalisation Job creation Funding mechanisms Civil Society/ renters association Watchdog organizations Owners associations Rights groups

45. Time Line World Urban Forum Prize Awards Problem Research Mobilizing Proposals Jury work International Jury Regional Jury National Jury Innovative and sustainable solutions to address challenges Concepts and Policy Implications Further Research Design Jury selection Announce ment Detailed Programme National Analysis Urban Analysis Housing Analysis Best Practices Challenges EVALUATION PREPAR-ATION COMPETITION MAY-AUG JAN OCT FEB MAR APR SEP NOV DEC 2013 2014

46. Jury structure and composition National Jury (1 per country) Regional Jury (total of 6) International Jury (1) 4 Academia 9 Academia 6 Academia 2 Professional 3 Professional 3 Professional 1 NGOs 2 NGOs 3 NGOs 2 Institutions 1 Institutions 5 Institutions 9 Total 15 Total 17 Total

47. Competition Prize When Mid April 2014 During World Urban Forum Where Medellin, Colombia 1st Prize Regional Award to participate in designing a building in the City of Medellin, Colombia 1st Prize Regional Internships for the First winner in each of 6regions

48. International Competition Urban Revitalization of Mass Housing

49. The Global Housing Strategy Expected Outcomes • (Re)positioning housing within the global contemporary debate • Critical outcomesinclude contributing to: • Rights-based, Gender-responsive, Results-based National Strategies • Inclusive cities: access to adequate housing • Paradigm shift:housing as part of Urban Planning, • Systemic reforms promoted for improved quality of life; • Linkagesof housing with other parts of the economystrengthened; • Sustainable building and neighbourhood designs and technologies promoted

50. The Global Housing Strategy When will it happen GHS Implementation 2016 Habitat III 2015 Sustainable Development Goals 2015 UN-Habitat Governing Council 25 2014 World Urban Forum 7 2013 UN-Habitat Governing Council 24