Rebecca Cavicchia

The topic at the centre of this work is the multifaceted relationship between environmental policies in the building sector – namely urban densification, ecological retrofitting of the existing housing stock and rules for buildings’ energy efficiency in new construction – and access to affordable housing in attractive cities. By exploring this comp...

Several cities have introduced densification policies to counteract urban sprawl, protect natural land and resources , and create socially diverse and inclusive urban areas. The common assumption, present especially in policy recommendations for sustainable urban development, that densification is the most favourable way to achieve urban sustainabi...

Urban densification is often advocated as one of the most desirable ways to develop sustainable communities. However, gentrification scholars have criticized densification, linking it to housing inequalities and displacement. As conceptualized by Peter Marcuse in 1985, displacement can occur through various forms. Some are more evident than others...

This article deals with the multidimensional and contested notion of housing affordability (HA). In the past century, scholars (especially in Anglo-Saxon countries) have widely debated on definitions, measurements and problems related to HA. The result of this debate is an extensive, complex, and often controversial body of literature that explores...

Planning policies in Europe and elsewhere increasingly promote urban densification as the spatial planning solution for achieving urban sustainability goals. However, examples from several cities have shown the complexity, in practice, of translating densification’s potentials for creating environmentally, socially and economically sustainable comp...

Cosa significa oggi l'housing affordability? Riesplorare l'housing affordability attraverso un ciclo di seminari, per una lettura delle questioni urbane contemporanee What does housing affordability mean today? Re-exploring housing affordability through a series of seminars for a reading of contemporary urban issues Rebecca Cavicchia è dottoranda p...

Urban densification has become a desirable development strategy in several cities. In addition to its environmental benefits , densification is also advocated as able to promote conditions for better coexistence and social mix. Studies have shed light on the likelihood of densification affecting residential patterns, but no attention has been paid...