Open Access

The URV’s UNESCO Housing Chair offers free access to different scientific publications regarding cohousing, blockchain, rehabilitation for rent, housing tenures, housing rights and European reports, which can be found and downloaded at https://housing.urv.cat/en/cover/research/working-papers/
Gradually more documents will be available.

Round Table

On January 25, Emma López joined judge Sònia Nuez and lawyer and mediator Maria Josep Bertomeu, in the round table organized by the Bar Association of Tortosa on the occasion of the Mediation European Day. The latest legislative changes in mediation , as well as, the role of professionals in the world of law in this field were discussed.

The lecture

Last 23rd of January Dr. Nasarre gave the lecture ‘Shared property and temporary property’ in the Real Estate Law Master 2018-2019 of the Bar Association of Barcelona, which was followed by an interesting debate.

University of Bremen

Dr. Nasarre has participated in the Faculty of Law of the University of Bremen in the doctoral thesis examination board of Mr. Jason Dinse, whose work is entitled “Tenure preference in housing policy in Europe and poor quality living conditions: A comparative investigation of the relationship between housing policy preference for owner-occupation and the occurrence of housing deprivation “. Prof. Nasarre was also invited to make the presentation “Spanish Crisis and Constitution” in the same Faculty.

ADR Justice Awards 2018

On January the 21th, at the commemoration ceremony of the European Mediation Day, chaired by the Justice Consellera, Ester Capella, the ADR Justice Awards 2018 were awarded for research projects and practical initiatives in the field of mediation and other means of conflict resolution. Our student Ramon Nadal was one of the winners for his work on the use of mediation in environmental conflicts

European day of mediation, 21th January 2019

On the occasion of the European day of mediation, the library of the URV at the Catalunya Campus offers some books, journals and films about the topic.

More information here: http://www.urv.cat/ca/vida-campus/serveis/crai/activitats/view.php?ID=133

Should mediation be compulsory?

Newspaper article authored by Emma López in Diari de Tarragona, 20.1.2019.

Catalan Association of Sociology

Prof. Nasarre was invited by the Catalan Association of Sociology to participate in the conference “The housing challenges: data, needs and solutions” that took place at the Macaya Palace in Barcelona on 01-15-2019. With all tickets sold out, Prof. Nasarre together with Ms. Janet Sanz and Mr. Arnau Andrés Gallart discussed the current housing challenges in a comparative context, which has been developing in the Barcelona City Council for the last four years and cooperativism as an alternative form of tenure, respectively.

Conference-colloquium “Justice and Peace”

Dr. Nasarre gave the conference “The problem of access and loss of housing” for the members of Justice and Peace, which has been celebrating this type of event for 25 years. The problem became apparent among the attendees, which led to an interesting and creative debate.

Round Table “Airbnb: the end or the future of cultural tourism?”

Within the doctoral program of Tourism and Leisure of the Rovira i Virgili University, Dr. Nasarre participated in the round table talking about the “Touristification of home”, together with the speakers Profs. Minca i Roelofsen of Macquaire University (Sydney – Australia) and Prof. Paolo Russo.