Do the objectives set out by sustainable urban development, apparently weighing on the cost of housing and its accompanying facilities (mobility, services), not come into contradiction with the requirements of equity in access to housing? ? Analyzing the French situation with regard to our European neighbors, Vincent Renard answers the questions raised by the connection between sustainable urban development and fair housing.
Vincent Renard is an economist, research director at CNRSspecialized in land and real estate economics issues. He is currently an advisor to the management of theIDDRIattached to Sciences-Po Paris. Founder and long-time leader with Joseph Comby of the Association des Études Foncières (ADEF), he developed comparative analyzes of the urban economy and the land and real estate economy, in Europe, in several Latin American countries and then in countries in transition, in particular Russia, Ukraine and China. He carries out missions for OECDthe European Union, the World Bank, the CEPAL.
Question 1: how to define equity in access to housing ?
Question 2: what explains the deterioration of the situation in France ?
Question 3: do public policies succeed in preventing these difficulties? ?
Question 4: Does the implementation of sustainable urban development promote or hinder equity in access to housing? ?
Question 5: should certain urban forms be favored to improve equity in access to housing? ?