The garden city as a commons

Meireis, Torsten; Johrendt, Lukas

doi:10.4102/ve.v45i2.3191

The garden city as a commons

Social-ethical perspectives on the new housing question

Publication date

2024-11-20

Document type

Forschungsartikel

Author

Meireis, Torsten

Johrendt, Lukas

Organisational unit

Evangelische Theologie u.b.B. der Sozial- und Technikethik

DOI

10.4102/ve.v45i2.3191

URI

https://openhsu.ub.hsu-hh.de/handle/10.24405/22938

Publisher

AOSIS

Series or journal

Verbum et Ecclesia

ISSN

1609-9982

Periodical volume

45

Periodical issue

2

Article ID

a3191

Part of the university bibliography

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Language

English

Abstract

Europe faces a severe shortage in affordable housing. Even though the situation is less dire than in many cities of the Global South, rising rents and real estate prices affect the poorest hardest. Faith-based organisations, especially Christian churches, have monitored and tackled this problem for more than six decades.Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: The paper discusses this issue from a social-ethical perspective featuring the example of Germany. It depicts the role of the churches, scrutinises the causes of the shortage, explains the situation as a problem of justice and presents an urban vision inspired by Christian tradition, namely the garden city as a commons. In a mixed motives approach, it presents concrete policy suggestions to improve the situation.

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