Housing policy & social housing

Build for whom? Contested state entrepreneurialism and the governance of affordable rental housing in Shanghai, China

Social Housing and the 15-Minute City: Project-Level Accessibility to Urban Services in Serbia

Understanding Leapfrog Development for Better Urban Governance: Agent-Based Modeling and Parcel-Level Evidence

Denser housing, more commodified? Comparing the relationship between densification and the production of (de-)commodified housing in Milan, Oslo and Vienna

Big Cities Outlook 2026

Building on Cities Outlook 2026, this report examines the economic performance of the UK's big cities outside London and how growth, jobs and housing could raise living standards.

World Cities Report 2026: The Global Housing Crisis – Pathways to Action

UN-Habitat's flagship biennial report, launched at the 13th World Urban Forum in Baku, is devoted to the worldwide housing crisis and how planning, governance and finance can respond.