Publications
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According to the survey, inefficient use of energy in the housing sector, increased problems of housing affordability due to financial and economic crisis, increased damages from climate changes to housing and human settlements, non-efficient use of urban land, low political attention to housing and urban management issues – are some of the major challenges faced by member States in the areas
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Green Homes: Towards energy efficient housing in the UNECE region was first issued in 2009, in both English and Russian. Because of the widespread interest in this publication, UNECE decided to reprint it.Green Homes illustrates the multiple environmental, economic and social benefits arising from a transition towards energy-efficient housing. It outlines the required institutional changes
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This report outlines a range of systemic interrelated measures for a progressive transformation towards low-energy, low-carbon, highly resilient and ultimately climate neutral cities. Its recommendations fall under four main headings, with coordination through a well.managed city level framework being perhaps the most essential ingredient for success.
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The National Action Plan of Montenegro for Energy Efficiency Measures in the Residential Sector is the first spin-off of the UNECE Action Plan. It aims at assisting the Government of Montenegro in enhancing its energy efficiency policy for residential buildings through: assessing the existing legal and institutional framework for energy efficiency in the housing sector; identifying
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This country profile on the housing sector of Tajikistan is the fifteenth in the series published by the Committee on Housing and Land Management. The country profile programme continues to emphasize in-depth analysis and policy recommendations, but also focuses on specific challenges or achievements in the housing sector that are particularly relevant to the country under review. In the
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Country Profile on the Housing Sector: Kyrgyzstan (2010)This country profile on the housing sector of Kyrgyzstan is the thirteenth in the series published by the Committee on Housing and Land Management. The study not only provides in-depth analysis and policy recommendations, but also focuses on specific challenges or
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Action Plan for Energy-Efficient Housing in the UNECE Region (2010)This Action Plan provides a framework for the member States of the region to raise energy efficiency in the housing sector and thus enable them to more effectively address environmental and economic challenges and meet social needs. The Action Plan lists
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Country Profile on the Housing Sector: Azerbaijan (2010) This country profile on the housing sector of Azerbaijan is the fourteenth in the series published by the Committee on Housing and Land Management. The study not only provides in-depth analysis and policy recommendations to help policymakers develop strategies and programmes but also focuses on specific challenges or achievements
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Policy Framework for Sustainable Real Estate Markets: Principles and guidance for the development of a country's real estate sector (2010)This present framework is intended to give policymakers and other interested parties a reference for their future work relating to the real estate sector and its underlying
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The Relationship Between Population and Housing (2010)The UNECE Committee on Housing and Land Management acknowledges the need for Governments to ease adaptation to demographic change through improvements to housing stock in member States. This study assesses the relationship between these needs and suggests
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Green Homes: Towards Energy-Efficient Housing in the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Region (2009)This study outlines key benefits, challenges and prospects that ECE member States should consider for developing their policies with regard to improved energy efficiency in housing. This report discusses policy
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Country Profile on the Housing Sector: Belarus (2008)This country profile on the housing sector of Belarus not only provides in-depth analysis and policy recommendations to help policymakers develop strategies and programmes but also focuses on specific challenges or achievements within the housing sector that are of
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This Country Profile on the Housing Sector of Georgia is the eleventh in the series published by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. It contains a comprehensive analysis of the housing sector and provides policy recommendations to help policymakers develop strategies and programmes.English
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This Country Profile on the Housing Sector of Serbia and Montenegro is the tenth in the series published by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. It contains a comprehensive analysis of the housing sector and provides policy recommendations to help policymakers develop strategies and programmes.
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The UNECE Guidelines on Social Housing are designed to enable policymakers to assess the various policy options that are currently available for the provision of social housing. The Guidelines address the institutional, legal and economic frameworks for social housing and experience with social housing design.Readmore
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This publication is a strategic review on the housing sector in South Eastern Europe undertaken by the UNECE Committee on Housing and Land Management in cooperation with the Council of Europe, the Council of Europe Development Bank and the International Finance Corporation following the High Level Conference on Housing Reforms in South Eastern Europe (Paris, 2003).
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2010 Update: the impact of the sub-prime mortgage crisisHousing plays an important role in a country’s economy and is often an individual’s biggest asset. The availability of housing finance is, therefore, crucial for overall economic development as well as for a household’s welfare and its quality of life. With
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This Country Profile on the Housing Sector of Russia is the ninth in the series published by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. It contains a comprehensive analysis of the housing sector and provides policy recommendations to help policymakers develop strategies and programmes.English
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This Country Profile on the Housing Sector of Armenia is the eight in the series published by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. It contains a comprehensive analysis of the housing sector and provides policy recommendations to help policymakers develop strategies and programmes. English
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These Guidelines aim at providing practical advice and guidance to the many homeowners and to professional administrators of housing condominiums in Central and Eastern Europe. The Guidelines hope to provide a comprehensive background to the search for solutions to some of the major problems related to condominium ownership in Central and Eastern Europe.