Work

Local Strategies to Counter the Rise of Housing Rents – Munich and Dresden in Comparison

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: This article aims is analysing discourses and historically grown practices and strategies on the local level concerning housing policy. The research questions are twofold: How do cities cope with the problem of rising housing rents? How is the problem perceived in the cities, and what do cities actually do? The article draw from a rich qualitative analysis of two cases, namely Munich and Dresden, which follow quite different strategies on housing.

Source: German Politics

DOI: 10.1080/09644008.2019.1707811

Authors: Björn Egner, Max Kayser

Language: English

Topic: Urban Planning and Governance

Subfield: Urban Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: green

Funder: Hans Böckler Stiftung

Award: G653803056