The Right to Dwell - Manifesto for an Affordable City

Current Options WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO DWELL IN THE CITY?

3. Leave the city What : If one leaves the city one can pay an affordable proportion of income for housing, and have a home that is of an appropriate size. The liveable city should be accessible to all. By leaving through necessity and not choice, one is effectively excluded from living in the most ‘liveable’ city.

4. Pay more than 40% What : Accepting housing repayments which are more than what is termed affordable. This means one doesn’t have sufficient disposable income to enjoy the city. Instead, the financial pressure of housing payments places stress on one’s personal life and ability to use and enjoy the city.

The Right to Dwell - Manifesto for an Affordable City

Published on Mar 29, 2018

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The current urban development in Copenhagen can be outlined by four main societal changes which have been ongoing for the past two decades: increasing levels of debt per household, liveability as a monetizable indicator, profit driven urban planning conducted in negotiation with real estate developers, and an ever increasing gap between housing prices and wages. These four drivers are altering Copenhagen’s demography and social coherence; provoking the creation of a scenario in which only the highest income group has the right to a home appropriate in size, location and capacity of adaptation in the city. The remaining multitude is consequently priced out of their right to live in the city and to access its affordances, reduced to carrying out an existence dominated by debt and inequality. In this way the home has shifted from being the strongest asset in one’s life to the strongest liability. Despite the visible risks that these dynamics contain, new real estate developments in Copenh

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