Journal Housing
The no. 21 of the biannual journal “Housing” of the UNESCO Housing Chair is already available. It may be downloaded here.
All the numbers are in: https://housing.urv.cat/en/cover/research/newsletter/
Publication
Dr. Héctor Simón has published with Dr. Padraic Kenna the article “Protecting homeloan borrowers in the emerging EU secondary market for non-performing loans” in the Journal of Property, Planning and Environmental law.
The article is available at: https://housing.urv.cat/portada/recerca/working-papers/
Publication in international journal
Dr. Héctor Simón Moreno has published the article “Las políticas de vivienda en España: de la propiedad a la precarización” in the Revista Iberoamericana de las Ciencias Sociales y Humanísticas (Vol. 14, No. 27, January-June 2025).
The article is available at: https://www.ricsh.org.mx/index.php/RICSH/issue/view/28
Publication
Dr. Gemma Caballé Fabra has published the article “Housing professionals in Europe” in the “Journal of Property, Planning and Environmental law”.
The article is available at: https://housing.urv.cat/portada/recerca/working-papers/
AAT Tourism Conference
Dr. Héctor Simón Moreno participated in the “11th AAT Tourism Conference,” organized by the Association of Tourist Apartments of the Costa Daurada and Terres de l’Ebre (AAT). The event took place in the Harvard Room of the PortAventura Convention Centre on Tuesday, 25 March 2025.
A review can be found at: https://feht-turisme.org/es/las-xi-jornadas-de-turismo-de-la-aat-analizan-el-impacto-de-las-vuts-en-la-vivienda-y-los-retos-de-la-nueva-regulacion/
1st Ibero-American Meeting of UNESCO Chairs
Dr. Héctor Simón Moreno participated in the 1st Ibero-American Meeting of UNESCO Chairs, networks and research groups for the construction of the Red Unitwin project: Conocimiento en Marcha, organized by the UNESCO Chair in Vulnerability and Social Inclusion and the Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones de Universitat Autònoma de México. The event took place from March 5-7, 2025.
More information at: https://catedraunesco.uaemex.mx/actividades-acad%C3%A9micas/unitwin-project.html
Project MyRobot
A research project promoted by researchers at the URV and coordinated by Dr. Blanca Deusdad makes a robot seal available to elderly people to improve their quality of life and that of their environment. The first day of fieldwork should allow researchers to relate the residents’ reaction when they come into contact with the robot with the preconceived ideas they have about these devices for companionship and personal assistance.
More information at: https://diaridigital.urv.cat/nuka-arriba-residencies/
Publication
Prof. Dr. Sergio Nasarre Aznar has published the report “The challenges of housing in Europe. Special attention to the evolution of the situation in Spain”, Popular Parliamentary Group in the European Parliament, 2025.
The report is available at: https://sergionasarre.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/snasarre-challenges-of-housing-in-europe-2025.pdf
Press
Prof. Dr. Sergio Nasarre Aznar participates in the report “The housing crisis in Spain goes through Vienna: definitive solution or a dangerous example?” of the newspaper El Economista (24-2-2025).
News available at: https://www.eleconomista.es/vivienda-inmobiliario/noticias/13235363/02/25/la-crisis-de-la-vivienda-de-espana-pasa-por-viena-solucion-definitiva-o-un-ejemplo-peligroso.html
Publication
Dr. Héctor Simón Moreno has published the book chapter “Rights «in rem» in Europe: A comparative perspective”, in M. Font i Mas (dir.), Private International Law on Rights in rem in the European Union. Derecho internacional privado sobre derechos reales en la Unión Europea, Marcial Pons (2024)
The article can be downloaded at: https://housing.urv.cat/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/H.-Simon-property-rights.pdf
