REPORT on the housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing

Tabled by Leila Chaibi, Irene Montero, Ilaria Salis, Martin Schirdewan, Estrella Galán, Gaetano Pedulla’, Giorgos Georgiou, João Oliveira, Lynn Boylan, Elena Kountoura, Catarina Martins

… ensuring that such regeneration projects contribute to affordability, sustainability and social inclusion; Added: stresses that urban planning and the redevelopment of brownfield sites should not be seen merely as administrative processes, but as active tools for preventing decay and marginalisation; considers that high-quality urban design that fosters visibility, mixed-use development and the elimination of ‘urban voids’ is essential to ensuring collective safety through spontaneous social control, reducing the need for repressive measures and improving social cohesion, especially in peripheral neighbourhoods;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE782.973v01-00