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What people say is the biggest benefit to communal living | World . . . “Co-living is an opportunity to live in your own private place but still be part of a ‘family’,” says Jaimee Williams of SPACE10, IKEA’s “research and design lab” and co-organizer of a survey on perceptions of communal living “Urbanization has led to unaffordable housing and, paradoxically, increasing loneliness ”
The old and the young live together in this Swedish housing experiment . . . There are 31 two-room apartments at SällBo for retired people and 20 for people aged between 18 and 25 Half of those have been reserved for people who came to Sweden as unaccompanied child refugees and asylum-seekers To encourage residents to mix, there's a shared living room with TV and balcony, a games room, a vegetable garden and more
How we can harness communities for urban land regeneration Community-led initiatives show that land can be reimagined as a living ecosystem with the right approach The three principles of community ownership, circular economic thinking and scalable policy design offer a framework for a path forward
How climate smart communities drive global impact Powered by specially designed solar drive systems with smart power management technology, the initiative adapts to the scalability and specific needs of the community, allowing energy to be dynamically allocated based on real-time demand and ensuring clean, efficient and effective power use across applications
15 innovations that are bringing nature back into our cities We live in an urban era, by 2050 cities will host nearly 70% of humanity If cities don’t heal their relationship with nature, our species will face increasing threats In this foreseeable future we might forget that cities are living systems where the positive relationship between the natural and built environment can be enhanced Natural
Why designing an accessible city goes beyond affordability Its Community-as-Customer approach positively impacts accessibility and affordability in urban food systems by flowing high volumes of fresh, farm-to-fridge produce, not only into the retail and culinary sectors, but also into stalwart community institutions, such as school systems, hospitals, nursing homes, correctional facilities and college
6 ways climate change is already affecting our lives | World Economic Forum The cost of living is also soaring because of the global surge in energy prices While Russia’s war on Ukraine is driving much of this now, climate change is also a factor “ Companies face up to $120 billion in costs from environmental risks in their supply chains by 2026,” according to research published in 2021 by CDP, a nonprofit that
What is Baukultur and can it build human-centred habitats? The Davos Baukultur Alliance is, at its core, about making the nonconscious conscious through the eight criteria for achieving high-quality living environments It is not a menu of items to pick and choose from, but a holistic approach that elevates our human need for livable places from the nonconscious to the intentional
Floating Netherlands village could tackle city density challenges . . . Living on water is a reality for more than 100 people in Amsterdam’s Schoonschip neighbourhood It has 46 sustainable homes across 30 water plots Population density and climate change is increasing interest in alternative accommodation options, including opening up underground spaces
These are the biggest global risks we face in 2024 and beyond War and conflict, polarized politics, a continuing cost-of-living crisis and the ever-increasing impacts of a changing climate are destabilizing the global order The key findings of the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2024 reflect these most pressing challenges faced by people in every region of the world