Author Archives for Pascale Thys

Residuation

September 27, 2019 1:03 pm Published by Comments Off on Residuation

For British researchers, this term of residuation is used to unite two concomitant phenomena in the field of housing: The... View Article


Touristification

September 27, 2019 12:58 pm Published by Comments Off on Touristification

The spread of tourism throughout the world is leading to a transformation of tourist destinations for all countries, regions and... View Article


Spatial planning

September 4, 2019 3:24 pm Published by Comments Off on Spatial planning

Definition “Spatial planning is, as its name suggests, spatial planning. Any attempt to go beyond this definition can only be... View Article


Access to property ownership

September 4, 2019 2:09 pm Published by Comments Off on Access to property ownership

Definition In legal language, the right of ownership is divided into three “real rights”: the frustes meaning the right to... View Article


Land speculation

August 28, 2019 5:08 pm Published by Comments Off on Land speculation

“Literally, land speculation would be the act of buying land to sell it for more in the future, ceteris paribus.... View Article


Housing financialization

August 28, 2019 4:13 pm Published by Comments Off on Housing financialization

Definition Manuel Aalbers (Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium), proposes an economic definition of the phenomenon: financialization can be characterized... View Article


urbaMonde

October 6, 2016 3:51 pm Published by Comments Off on urbaMonde

Founded under the name Urbanistes sans Frontières- International (USFI) in May 2005 in Geneva, urbaMonde is a Swiss NGO commited... View Article


Alliance Governance Africa

October 6, 2016 3:34 pm Published by Comments Off on Alliance Governance Africa

The Alliance for Rebuilding Governance in Africa connects African actors and non-African engaged in action and reflection, anxious to promote... View Article


CITEGO

October 6, 2016 3:34 pm Published by Comments Off on CITEGO

All cities are unique, yet at the same time they all face the same challenges. Citego is an international documentary... View Article


FEANTSA

October 6, 2016 3:34 pm Published by Comments Off on FEANTSA

FEANTSA is the European Federation of National Organisations working with the Homeless. It is an umbrella of not-for-profit organisations which... View Article


RITIMO

October 6, 2016 3:34 pm Published by Comments Off on RITIMO

RITIMO is a network of information and documentation for solidarity and sustainable development. For 25 years, the network includes Ritimo... View Article


European Action Coalition

October 6, 2016 3:34 pm Published by Comments Off on European Action Coalition

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikqx_nEch1Q] The European Action Coalition for the Right to Housing and to the City is a convergence process between... View Article


Habitat International Coalition

October 6, 2016 3:29 pm Published by Comments Off on Habitat International Coalition

The Habitat International Coalition (HIC) is the global network for rights related to habitat. Through solidarity, networking and support for... View Article