Webinar on Housing and New Technologies

The kick-off webinar of the working group “Housing and New Technologies” of the European Network for Housing Research will take place on 20th January at 4pm. More than 12 international researchers will present their findings on new technologies applied to housing, such as real estate crowdfunding, blockchain, big data, data protection and smart homes, IoT, etc. This is the first virtual seminar of this Working Group, coordinated by Prof. Michel Vols (University of Groningen) and by Dr. Rosa M. Garcia-Teruel (UNESCO Housing Chair, URV). The access is free of charge through Microsoft Teams.

Link to the full programme: https://housing.urv.cat/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/CfP-Housing-New-Tech.pdf

Webinar

Next  January 14 at 6:00 p.m. (Spanish time) will take place the 12th International Workshop “Homeownership and possession: from expropriators to expropriated”. All the information is in: https://housing.urv.cat/en/webinar-homeownership-and-possession/

Solidarity Videos

Prof. Dr. Sergio Nasarre Aznar participates in the Marato2020 Covid Salou with a video to explain the impact of the covid on the housing market. The video is in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR0922RxC2LaT7wyZsIdHhSUWUkorV6UaAPpX4pE1jnWE4NI32g-hCIzLGo&v=euDz0cBItrg&feature=youtu.be

All videos are in: https://infocamp.cat/arxiu-seccio-societat/item/43738-marato-de-videos-solidaris-a-salou-per-recollir-l-afectacio-de-la-covid-19-en-diferents-ambits-de-la-vida

Video

You can already see on Youtube the lecture of Prof. Dr. Sergio Nasarre Aznar in the Workshop The Tenure of Housing in times of Pandemic organized by the Observatorio del Derecho a la Ciudad de Argentina.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UI5XaIsTJQs&app=desktop

 

Video

The recording of the webinar on “Housing: right, asset and territory” is now available: https://housing.urv.cat/en/webinar-vivienda-derecho-activo-territorio-2/

 

Video

The video on the participation of Dr. Sergio Nasarre Aznar in the Cycle Let’s rethink the Ribera: Population and housing challenges for 2050 is now available.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T27wStHe0y8

 

Training session on tourist rentals and condominiums

Dr. Héctor Simón provided a training session at the College of Property Administrators of Tarragona on the problem of tourist rentals in condominiums and the available actions for the condominium board, such as the prohibition of the activity in the bylaws. The training session took place at the College’s headquarters on 12 December 2020.

Opening of the Postgraduate Course on Housing Policies FURV

The first edition of the Postgraduate Course in Housing Policies of the Foundation URV began on last November 17.

In this Course, students have the opportunity to specialise in the different phases of the process of developing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating housing policies, from a multidisciplinary approach, which includes both legal and architectural, urban planning, social, technical and economic aspects. Col·legi d’Arquitectes de Catalunya (COAC), Institut Valencià de l’Edificació (IVE) and Asociación Española de Gestores Públicos de Vivienda y Suelo (AVS) are partners of this Course.

The opening session was led by Mr Mario Yoldi Domínguez, Director of Planning and Housing Operations Processes, Department of the Environment, Spatial Planning and Housing, Basque Government.

Canal Reus TV

Mrs. Maria Paula Rodríguez speaks for the Reus TV Channel about collaborative housing. 16/11/2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frG1CmCwzJk&feature=youtu.be

Participation in the SIMA Pro Real Estate Conference

Da. Rosa M. Garcia Teruel, postdoctoral researcher at the UNESCO Housing Chair, participates in the round table “Blockchain: is it really being applied in real estate? For what purpose? ” at the SIMA Pro Real Estate Conferece on November 18, 1 p.m. Dr. Garcia Teruel will explain how digital assets can be used in real estate. The program is available on the following website: https://simapro.net/programa-simapro-2020/