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This country profile on the housing and land management sectors of Ukraine is the sixteenth 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, while also focusing on specific challenges or achievements in the housing and land management sectors that are particularly relevant
The Strategy aims at promoting sustainable housing and land management in the ECE region. It will guide the work of the Committee, its Working Party on Land Administration and the Real Estate Market Advisory Group. It will also further strengthen the implementation of existing tools and policy guidance of the Committee as well as contribute to the overall improvement of the housing and land
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
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
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.
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
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
Study on the Challenges of Fraud to Land Administration Institutions (2011)This publication presents the results and the conclusions drawn from the analysis of surveys on online access to land-registration information that were distributed among UNECE member States after the sixth session of the UNECE Working Party on Land
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
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
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
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 market
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
Self-Made Cities: In search of sustainable solutions for informal settlements in the UNECE region (2009) This book describes how more than 50 million people in the UNECE region have come to live in informal settlements and examines the main characteristics of the phenomenon.
Guidance and Good Practice for the Application of Fees and Charges for Real Property Cadastre and Registration Services (2009)This study is based on the outcomes of a questionnaire that surveyed existing practices on fees and charges for cadastre and land registration services in the UNECE region. The study elaborates on the
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
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
Spatial Planning - Key Instrument for Development and Effective Governance with Special Reference to Countries in Transition (2008) This study identifies the role and benefits of spatial planning, the particular challenges vis-à-vis spatial planning that face countries in transition, its key principles, the division of
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
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.English