Inclusive planning for adequate housing. Shaping the community-based 15-minute city

Regarding the issue of securing the adequate housing, mostly debated is the situation in the countries of the so-called „global south”, although also communities coming from well-developed countries face the problem of a lack of access to decent and affordable housing. This is related to the high cost of housing production as well as the economic and social situation of the mostly underprivileged groups, like migrants and refugees. This also refers to less affluent native parts of these societies. Such an approach, aside from economic and investment solutions regarding the provision of housing, requires recognition of community needs and expectations, as well as employing innovative planning instruments. Regarding the provision of social and commercial infrastructure, the concept of the 15-minute city could be employed. The event will be based on a discussion of the results of the ENACT 15minute city project (Envisioning Neighbourhoods and Co-Creating Thriving Communities in the 15-Minute City), developed within the EU’s Driving Urban Transitions initiative. It will include presentations of different approaches to this problem by representatives of all project partners, coming from Norway, the United Kingdom, Spain, and Poland. The discussion during the event should revolve around three basic issues: 1. How the application of the concept of a 15-minute city may help in securing the provision of both adequate housing for various social groups, as well as in the creation of inclusive communities and access to key services; 2. How innovative approaches to public participation and creation of the inclusive communities may help in securing adequate housing within the transformation areas, and to what extent the experiences related to the well-developed countries may be applied elsewhere; 3. Which innovative planning instruments can be used in order to secure the provision of adequate housing and (associated with this) the full scope of services. This session should contribute to the WUF Practices Hub, spotlighting the solutions tried and tested within the ENACT project activities. This should also allow enhancing knowledge exchange and foster debate on collaboration of the main groups of stakeholders involved in the process. The scope of the session will include 3 rounds of open discussion, which shall involve the session audience. The results of this will also be reported in the final summary of the ENACT project proceedings.