¿Neoliberal paradigms and the privatisation of housing have recently been confronted with
social movements in many large European metropolises. The political and social need for more
participation in housing for new forms of urban land politics and for specific and powerful
rental regulation is obvious. The special book section analyses these dimensions of housing and
housing politics in a comparative European perspective and discusses new policy approaches for
urban housing. Furthermore the Jahrbuch StadtRegionoffers scientific articles and reports as
well as a monitoring section and book reviews related to interdisciplinary urban research and
planning issues.
