Neighbourhood consultancy centres for the adoption of low-carbon technologies by homeowners: Experiences from Dutch initiatives

Frontrunner local authorities aim to achieve a market acceleration in the owner-occupied single-family home renovation sector by increasing awareness of – and enabling access to – low-carbon technologies in residential target areas. With their easy availability, adaptability, and possible mobility, pop-up consultancy desks can provide local...

Strategies of municipal land policies: housing development in Germany, Belgium, and Netherlands

How do municipalities strategically use land policy to develop land for housing? The development of housing is a challenge for many European countries, though the scale and time of it differs. Issues are not always about the absolute number of houses that need to be supplied in a country. The distribution and quality of houses affect the demand...

Senioren Wonen in Zoetermeer - Een advies over de inzet van de instrumenten van de gemeente Zoetermeer om de mismatch op de woningmarkt van senioren te beperken / Elderly living in Zoetermeer - Recommendations for the use of steering instruments to reduce the mismatch on the housing market for the elderly

This study investigates how the Municipality of Zoetermeer can apply available instruments to reduce the mismatch on the housing market for the elderly. Results show that current residential demand does not match current supply. More three-room dwellings and more apartments are needed. Application of a model called Pyramid model shows how the...

Policies to promote sustainable consumption: First results from an EU-wide impact evaluation project

The development of policies to promote sustainable consumption is a growing and demanding task of today. Many different actors have to cooperate, or even integrate their strategies and portfolios from the local to the international level, and across sectors. In order to achieve effective and coherent policies, many uncertainties have to be dealt...