Urban housing. An overview of strategies for social-ecological transformation in the field of urban housing

Degrowth is a counter-hegemonic movement that has the ambitious aim of transforming society towards social and ecological justice. But how do we get there? That is the question this book addresses. Adhering to the multiplicity of degrowth whilst also arguing that strategic prioritisation and coordination are key, Degrowth & Strategy advances the debate on strategy for social-ecological transformation. It explores what strategising means, identifies key directions for the degrowth movement, and scrutinises strategies in practice that aim to realise a degrowth society. Bringing together voices from degrowth and related movements, this book creates a polyphony for change going beyond the sum of its parts.

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Chapter 12: Urban housing. An overview of strategies for social-ecological transformation in the field of urban housing
Gabu Heindl, in: DEGROWTH & STRATEGY – how to bring about social-ecological transformation (Eds. Nathan Barlow, Livia Regen, Noémie Cadiou, Ekaterina Chertkovskaya, Max Hollweg, Christina Plank, Merle Schulken, Verena Wolf), Mayfly Books, 2022.