Local Housing Plan of Salomó
The Municipal Housing Action Plan of Salomó, drafted by the UNESCO Chair in Housing, was presented on April 24, 2026. The Repoblem organization also participated in the event.
Rac 1
Prof. Dr. Sergio Nasarre participated, on April 29, 2026, in the program El Món a Rac 1 in relation to the Decree not validated in the Congress of Deputies on the Decree that provided for the two-year extension of rental contracts.
It can be consulted at: https://www.rac1.cat/a-la-carta
Prize award to the Chair
The UNESCO Chair in Housing has won the Joan Pedrerol Prize from the URV’s Social Council for the social impact of research in the ex post modality. The Chair transforms scientific knowledge into policies and tools to guarantee this right, combining rigorous, interdisciplinary research of national and international scope, legal innovation, specialized training and social awareness with the desire to generate real improvement in society.
More information: https://diaridigital.urv.cat/joan-pedrerol-2026/
Publication
Dr. Héctor Simón has published the article “Liquid housing and hidden sinhogarismo: Innovation in urban policies through co-creation in Tarragona” in the RICSH Revista Iberoamericana De Las Ciencias Sociales Y Humanísticas, 15(29), 80 – 120. https://doi.org/10.23913/ricsh.v15i29.392
The article is available at: https://housing.urv.cat/portada/recerca/working-papers/
Journal Housing
The no. 23 of the biannual journal “Housing” of the UNESCO Housing Chair is already available.
All the numbers are in: https://housing.urv.cat/en/cover/research/newsletter/
TV
Dr. Héctor Simón participates in a report by the TV channel Tac12 on speculative housing purchases on March 9, 2026.
The interview is available at: https://www.tac12.tv/programes/ciutadella/item/43532-ciutadella-cap-33
Publication
Prof. Dr. Sergio Nasarre Aznar has published the article “La otrora propiedad privada de la vivienda” in the Registradores Magazine, No. 112, March 2026.
Link: https://revistaregistradores.es/la-otrora-propiedad-privada-de-la-vivienda/
Radio
Dr. Héctor Simón was interviewed by Catalunya Ràdio regarding the ban on speculative home purchases on 20 February 2026.
Available at: https://www.3cat.cat/3cat/catalunya-migdia-de-14-a-15-h-20022026/audio/1271623/
TV
Dr. Gemma Caballé participates in the report “What do the experts think of the PSC and Comuns agreement on housing?” on the Tac12 TV channel on February 20, 2026.
The interview is available at: https://www.tac12.tv/camp-de-tarragona/arxiu-camp-tarragona/item/43256-que-opinen-els-experts-de-l-acord-psc-comuns-en-materia-d-habitatge
International publication
Prof. Dr. Sergio Nasarre Aznar and Dr. Núria Lambea have published the book chapter “Affordable and Social Housing in the EU” in the Elgar Encyclopedia of European Law (2026) by Elgar Online, coordinated by Andrea Biondi and Oana Ștefan.
More information at: https://www.elgaronline.com/display/book/9781800885240/b-9781800885240.affordable.social.xml
