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PART 2: Master Class
14:00-16:30 CET

How are cities to tackle the aggravating housing crisis and foster inclusive economic growth for their citizens to thrive? 2,5 billion more people  are expected to be living in cities by 2050. That equals a staggering 80 million per year that cities around the world must accommodate and offer liveable conditions for. Recent research reveals that only 13% of the world’s cities have affordable housing – a situation exacerbating during the covid-19 pandemic. Despite adequate housing being recognized as a human right, the housing crisis seems to only intensify.

For IFHP members

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Go to the IFHP Academy.
A learning platform on sustainable cities and housing
for IFHP members

Join the IFHP Master Class to learn more and:

  • Access the IFHP learning platform with an online course and pre-class online exchanges, curated and surveyed by Professor Savvas Verdis of the London School of Economics

  • Access the Master Class webinar with top-tier international experts and pose your questions directly to Professor Verdis in the chat

  • Receive your official IFHP 2020 Master Class Certificate of Attendance by email

The online course and associated Master Class will look at the concepts of interpersonal and regional inequalities in advanced economies and what both cities and national governments can do to tackle entrenched inequalities through inclusive growth strategies. The online course will provide immersive content on policies that are both spatially targeted and connected. IFHP members will be surveyed on the online course and their answers used to structure the masterclass with experts.

The IFHP Master Class is open to all IFHP members. Individual membership is 30 euro for 2020, while cities, academic institutions and housing associations is at 80 Euro for 2020.