Episode description
Are you interested in housing as economic infrastructure?
Summary of the article titled Why affordable, social and public housing must be redefined as economic infrastructure from 2024 by Robert Pradolin, published by the Housing All Australians.
This is a great preparation to our next interview with Robert Pradolin in episode 264 talking about affordable housing.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see affordable housing in a different light than “it would be nice”. This article presents affordable, social and public housing as essential economic infrastructure.
As the most important things, I would like to highlight 3 aspects:
- Private sector involvement and innovative financing are essential to solving the housing shortage that government alone cannot address.
- Australia's housing crisis must be recognized as an economic issue, not just a social one.
- Investing in affordable, social, and public housing is crucial for the nation's long-term prosperity.
You can find the article through this link.
Connecting episodes you might be interested in:
- No.095R - Housing as a social determinant of health and wellbeing
- No.096 - Interview with Chris Maher about the impact of social housing on the urban community
- No.167R - Smart city beyond efficiency: Technology-policy-community at play for sustainable urban futures
You can find the transcript through this link.
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I hope this was an interesting episode for you and thanks for tuning in.
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