Precarious Dwelling: Encounters with the Housing Crisis

This panel discussion brings the latest research on experiences of housing vulnerability in Melbourne, Nuuk and Barcelona.

In Melbourne, Australia, exorbitant rentals and growing homelessness are exacerbated by a plan to demolish all the remaining public housing tower blocks across the city, displacing 12,000 people. In Nuuk, Kallaalit Nunaat (Greenland), accessibility and affordability of housing is becoming increasingly contested as the city experiences a period of intensive redevelopment while positioning itself as capital of the Arctic. In Barcelona, the touristification of housing is causing rising housing stress. In each city, the effects and costs of climate change are felt in basic dwelling conditions such as heating, cooling and provision of water.​​

This panel discussion will draw lines of connection between these experiences, critically examining the relations of power that govern urban housing and addressing the social policy transformations required for dwelling justice. The purpose of the event is to bring new knowledge about what drives experiences of housing crisis to help promote more socially just cities.

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