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Urban development, housing market and housing policy in Leipzig
Stadtentwicklung, Wohnungsmarkt und Wohnungspolitik in Leipzig
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Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung - UFZ
Abstract
Leipzig’s urban development has been subject to serious, not to say extreme, changes in terms of shrinkage and growth over the past three decades. These had a strong impact on the housing market, which was first very tight and then (very) relaxed for some time. In recent years it has tightened up ag... view more
Leipzig’s urban development has been subject to serious, not to say extreme, changes in terms of shrinkage and growth over the past three decades. These had a strong impact on the housing market, which was first very tight and then (very) relaxed for some time. In recent years it has tightened up again. The sometimes extreme changes in the housing market have led to several realignments in housing policy. This paper briefly discusses the strategies of the actors and the new housing policy, the starting situation and the developments in the 1990s and 2000s in order to provide the necessary background for understanding the current developments on the housing market. Then the current situation is presented and the specifics of the housing question in Leipzig are elaborated. This is followed by a description of housing policy, its concepts and instruments, the actors and governance structures. Finally, there is a summary of the implementation steps and the difficulties encountered before a conclusion is drawn. The coronavirus pandemic has currently changed some of the parameters of development. Since these are still subject to great uncertainty at the present time, they are addressed in an excursus in which possibilities and plausibilities are discussed.... view less
Keywords
urban development; housing market; housing policy; population development; immigration; housing construction; redevelopment; urban renewal; local politics; urban planning; empty buildings; rent; real estate; Saxony; Federal Republic of Germany
Classification
Area Development Planning, Regional Research
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
City
Leipzig
Page/Pages
39 p.
Series
UFZ Discussion Papers, 1/2022
ISSN
1436-140X
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0