The tense housing market is a real problem in many cities, especially in cities with a high proportion of tenants such as Berlin. 13 representatives from politics & administration, business and organised civil society met digitally on 18 December 2020 to discuss the role of private housing associations
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On the 18th of August 2020 representatives from politics and administration, business and organized civil society jointly examined problems and possible solutions concerning the supply of housing in cities. The meeting preceded by two events in 2019. Organized by the HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA Governance Platform and moderated by Prof. Dr.
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“How do we want to live?” – This was the title of the digital open space for the Heinrich Böll Foundation’s alumni association on the 6th of September 2020. The motto says it all: The open space format offers an open exchange, which collects experiences, concerns and expertise
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Participation often takes place where citizens know they can immediately change something. Ada Colau postulates the ‘politics of proximity’ as strategic advantage of cities and sees it likewise as their duty to deliver on that promise. How does participation take place when spatial proximity in times of Covid-19
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Насколько успешны процессы партисипации в городском планировании Берлина и Минска? – Руководство для гражданского общества. Общество формирует город. Но как граждане и организованное гражданское общество могут внести свои идеи и пожелания в процесс городского планирования? Руководство «Города для горожан» отвечает на этот вопрос. В брошюре представлены четыре основных элемента партисипации
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On the 30th of August 12 actors discussed “The Role of Private Housing Companies for Rental Regulation and Transparency in the Housing Market” at the Allianz Forum in Berlin. The event was organized by the HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA Governance Platform and moderated by Professor Gesine Schwan. After a lively discussion
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On the 3rd of June, representatives from politics, administration, business and organized civil society jointly explored problems and options for urban housing provision. The event was organized by the HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA Governance Platform and moderated by Professor Gesine Schwan. 15 actors discussed “the role of private housing companies for
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From the 26th – 30th May the first partner meeting between the Belarussian Architects Union (BUA) and the HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA Governance Platform (HVGP) took place in Minsk, Belarus to discuss the current urban development challenges of the city. The project “Trialog for Participation in LocalDevelopment” between the Belarussian Architectural
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The first Trialog of the project New Urban Agenda Berlin, which we promoted together with the Technical University Berlin, dealt with the question how a new traffic system in Berlin should look like. Participants of science, politics and administration, the private sector and civil society organizations have talked about
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Immigration to Berlin: Which opportunities and challenges does the growing city face? This topic was discussed on October 4th 2018 by 64 participants among science and society, who were invited by the HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA Governance Platform and the Technical University of Berlin. Gesine Schwan, moderator and president of the
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