Table of Contents

1

Introduction

2

The emergence of housing cooperatives in Spain

3

Collaborative housing models in Vienna through the lens of social innovation

4

Towards a Collaborative Way of Living - Innovating Social and Affordable Housing in Italy

5

Resident Participation as Innovative Practice: Analysing Involvement within the Housing Association Sector

6

Against the stream:

How a small company builds affordable housing

7

Organizational Adaptations of Nonprofit Housing Organizations in the U.S.: Insights from the Boston and San Francisco Bay Areas

8

Two modes of co-production in social housing: Comparing UK and Australian experience.

9

Monumental Mural Design: The Outcome of Interactive Urban Storytelling

10

“Wiener Wohnbauinitiative”- A new financing vehicle for affordable housing in Vienna, Austria

11

The carrot and the stick: sustaining private investment in affordable rental housing

12

Innovative affordable housing finance delivery model in England

13

Energy Performance Fee to cover investments in the energy efficiency of affordable housing

14

Keeping Prices Down With Government Support and Regulation: Affordable Housing in Germany

15

Conclusion

About the Author

Gerard van Bortel is Assistant Professor of Housing Management at Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands.

Vincent Gruis is Professor of Housing Management at Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands.

Joost Nieuwenhuijzen is managing director of the European Federation for Living (EFL) network. Joost worked for social housing providers in the Netherlands and has an extensive network in the affordable housing industry across Europe.

Ben Pluijmers is chairman of the board of the European Federation for Living (EFL). He worked in various executive management positions in the social housing industry.