Partners
IDRA Barcelona Urban Research Institute
IDRA Barcelona Urban Research Institute conducts research to promote social and environmental justice. The Institute understands research as a networked practice that enables a better understanding of urban reality in order to intervene and transform it. The strategic axes that guide all its activities are transformative social institutions, just ecological transition, and economic democracy.
Within PREFIGURE, IDRA is working with two prototypes: Reviu, an online portal for reviews of real homes, and Wikihousing, a self-managed and open-source social housing production method. The Institute is leading the mobilisation of knowledge exchange to facilitate future up-scaling within Prefigure and is co-leading the up-scaling of innovation into energy efficient, inclusive, and affordable housing policies.
- Jaime Palomera Zaidel, Director of Housing and the City Area
- Paula Asensio Puig, Intervention and communication technician
- Estefanía Izrael, Researcher and project manager
- Carme Arcarazo i Sempere, Researcher and project technician
University of Amsterdam
Urban Planning research and teaching at the University of Amsterdam focuses on the relationships between the social, spatial, and environmental dimensions of urban processes, and on ways of purposefully and positively impacting on them. Our approach to research is characterized by the pursuit of an intimate link between theoretical depth and empirical grounding, with a particular emphasis on concept driven, action-orientated research and case study analysis. We aim to develop knowledge that is valuable not only to the academic community, but also has strong social impact, and helps shape urban futures.
UvA tenders’ know-how in Urban Political Ecology, Financialisation and Housing Studies with a special focus on daily experiences of vulnerable social groups, housing of refugee populations, and a deep engagement with qualitative research. All partners are practicing policy co-creation, UvA is intensively collaborating with the municipality of Amsterdam on housing renovation projects.
- Prof. Dr. Maria Kaika, Professor in Urban, Regional and Environmental Planning
- Dr. Mendel Giezen, Associate Professor in Environmental Planning and Governance
- Dr. Charalampos Tsavdaroglou, Postdoctoral Researcher
- Mirte Jepma, PhD Researcher