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==By region== | |||
Unlike [[food]] or [[energy]], there maybe isn't a whole lot to say about [[housing]] on a ''global'' level. So here's an ongoing list of ''subpages'', each for a different region and its housing situation: | |||
===By country=== | |||
* [[/Canada]] | |||
''The list is currently very short. If you'd like to help expand it, please join the {{talk}}.'' | |||
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===By city=== | |||
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==Supply== | ==Supply== | ||
High housing prices can cause [[homelessness]], [[overcrowding]] and [[wageslavery]]. Commonly-proposed solutions include [[higher wages]], [[lower rents]], or [[universal basic income]]. But these only work if there isn't an underlying '''shortage''' of places to live. | High housing prices can cause [[homelessness]], [[overcrowding]] and [[wageslavery]]. Commonly-proposed solutions include [[higher wages]], [[lower rents]], or [[universal basic income]]. But these only work if there '''isn't''' an underlying '''shortage''' of places to live. | ||
===Are there enough places to live?=== | ===Are there enough places to live?=== | ||
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Ranked from cheapest to most expensive {{x|in terms of resources per home}}: | Ranked from cheapest to most expensive {{x|in terms of resources per home}}: | ||
* Converting office space into residential space | * Converting some office space into residential space {{x|There is a lot of vacant office space, ever since the pandemic.}} | ||
* Subdividing large | * Subdividing some large apartment units into smaller studio apartment units {{x|only for areas with a lot of single adults}} | ||
* Subdividing single-detached houses into duplexes | * Subdividing some single-detached houses into duplexes | ||
* Building new multi-unit buildings | * Building new multi-unit buildings | ||
* Building new single-detached houses | * Building new single-detached houses |
Revision as of 14:37, 12 March 2023
By region
Unlike food or energy, there maybe isn't a whole lot to say about housing on a global level. So here's an ongoing list of subpages, each for a different region and its housing situation:
By country
The list is currently very short. If you'd like to help expand it, please join the discussion.
Supply
High housing prices can cause homelessness, overcrowding and wageslavery. Commonly-proposed solutions include higher wages, lower rents, or universal basic income. But these only work if there isn't an underlying shortage of places to live.
Are there enough places to live?
Help do the housing supply analysis for your city, country, or the world!
Ways to increase housing supply
Ranked from cheapest to most expensive
- Converting some office space into residential space
(...)( There is a lot of vacant office space, ever since the pandemic. ) - Subdividing some large apartment units into smaller studio apartment units
(...)( only for areas with a lot of single adults ) - Subdividing some single-detached houses into duplexes
- Building new multi-unit buildings
- Building new single-detached houses
Walkability
In some parts of the world (especially North America), people get stuck between:
- "Do I want to live somewhere central and pay ridiculously high rent?"
- "Do I want to live somewhere remote and spend more on driving / transit?"
The underlying cause is that most homes are far away from most amenities (stores, schools, etc). There are ways to solve this.