Conference on Hidden Homelessness

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On Thursday, May 29, the “Conference on Hidden Homelessness in Tarragona” took place with the aim of highlighting the problem of homelessness, especially hidden homelessness, in the city of Tarragona. Data on this phenomenon was presented and, within the framework of the Liquid Housing project led by the UNESCO Chair in Housing, proposals for measures and policies to help combat it were put forward. The new Local Plan to Address Homelessness in Tarragona and its main lines of action were also presented. Finally, discussions were held with different agents involved in the sector on whether the proposed policies have a place, currently or in the future, in the city.

https://diaridigital.urv.cat/un-estudi-de-la-urv-proposa-mesures-per-acabar-amb-el-sensellarisme-ocult/

https://laciutat.cat/es/la-ciudad-de-tarragona/tarragona-analitza-planteja-mesures-fer-front-sensellarisme-ocult

More information about the project at: https://housing.urv.cat/liquid-housing/

 

Round Table

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Dr. Gemma Caballé participated in the round table of the Congress “The role of Technical Architecture in the construction of the future”, organized by the Official College of Technical Architecture of Tarragona (COATT) and Women Evolution. The event took place on Friday, May 23, 2025 at the Palau de Congressos de Tarragona.

More information about the conference at: https://womenevolution.es/congreso-we-tarragona-23-de-mayo-2025/

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Dr. Héctor Simón participated in the round table “MASC and condominiums” of the “II CEMCAF Conference”, organized by the Mediation Center of Property Managers’ Associations of Catalonia. The event took place in Barcelona on May 23, 2025.

More information about the conference at: https://cemcaf.consellcaf.cat/formacio.asp

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Dr. Héctor Simón participated in the international conference “Mortgage enforcement and foreclosure” with the presentation “Recent Developments in Europe”. The event took place on Friday, April 11, 2025 at the Faculty of Law of the University of Barcelona.

More information about the conference at: https://www.ub.edu/creditimmobiliariub/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/20250411-Programa-Conference.pdf

Seminar “Aging, Housing and Robots”

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The URV’s Catalonia campus hosted the conference “Aging, Housing and Robots”, an interdisciplinary initiative organized by the UNESCO Housing Chair. The event, which brought together around fifty academics and professionals from the social, legal and technological sectors, addressed the major challenges posed by the aging population in relation to housing and new technologies. The event took place on Thursday, 10 April 2025.

A summary of the conference can be found at: https://diaridigital.urv.cat/vellesa-habitatge-robots-jornada/

Jornada Inmobiliario 360º

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Dr. Héctor Simón has participated in the Conference “Reflections on the concerns of the Spanish regarding housing” organized by Grupo Mutua de Propietarios and European Press. The event took place in Madrid on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.

The conference can be viewed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acO34cQ42zE

Simulation exercise FutuResilience

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Dr. Héctor Simón has recently participated in the simulation exercise carried out at the Risk and Crisis Research Center of the Mittuniversitetet in Östersund, within the framework of the European project FutuResilience. The event took place on 1 and 2 April 2025.

https://futuresilience.eu/

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Prof. Dr. Sergio Nasarre participated in the “IV Jornada de la Cátedra de Estudios Registrales de la Facultad de Derecho de Deusto” with the presentation ““300,000 fewer homes: the condemnation of a wrong housing policy”. The event took place at the University of Deusto on March 26, 2025.

More information about the conference at: https://www.deusto.es/es/inicio/vive/actualidad/noticias/profesionales-juridicos-visibilizan-en-deusto-donostia-el-derecho-a-la-vivienda-en-el-segundo-aniversario-de-la-nueva-ley/noticia

 

Jornada Inmobiliario 360º

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Dr. Héctor Simón participated in the “Jornada Inmobiliario 360º” Conference organized by the newspaper El País (26-3-2025).

The conference can be viewed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40sEly_PVHs

More information at: https://elpais.com/extra/inmobiliario-360/2025-03-30/todo-empieza-en-el-suelo-y-esta-que-arde.html

Seminar FutureResilience

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On Wednesday, January 29th, the Seminar “FutureResilience. Policy Roundtable on Resilience and Social Integration” took place, organized by the European project Futuresilience. It was attended by Dr. Héctor Simón, Mr. Ignacio García Latorre, Deputy Mayor for Urban Planning and Territory of the Local Administration of Tarragona and Mr. Josep Casas i Miralles, Deputy Director of the Catalan Housing Agency of the Generalitat of Catalonia, representing the “Liquid Housing” project, led by the UNESCO Chair in Housing.

More information at: https://futuresilience.eu