Increase the equal access of products and services by diverse groups and enhance democratic participation, co-production and effectiveness in projects' management.
The Inclusiveness dimension of NEB projects refers to a twofold social objective. On the one hand, NEB projects mainly aim at increasing the equal access of the products and services they provide by diverse groups in terms of social status, citizenship, age, gender etc. and, on the other, at guaranteeing that these projects are operated in ways enhancing democratic participation, co-production and effectiveness in their management.
Within the New European Bauhaus, diversity and equality are concepts employed to address the principle that, to promote a socially fair transition — as outlined by the European Green Deal — we must address the inequalities that are related with this transition. For New European Bauhaus projects, this signifies affordable, accessible and non-discriminatory access to suitable buildings and living spaces adhering to high-quality standards, situated in neighbourhoods that uphold adequate services, promoting equal opportunities for their residents, leaving no one behind.
Building on the NEB core value of inclusiveness, NEB transformative projects promote togetherness — which refers to concepts of inclusion, diversity, equality, accessibility, and affordability — as a means to consider and remove potential barriers to access and use of the resources and opportunities offered, avoiding any form of discrimination based on individual or social groups’ characteristics. At the same time, it involves responding consistently and thoughtfully to the expressed needs within the project context, particularly those of individuals who are at a higher risk of exclusion or marginalisation than others and whose needs might remain unexpressed or unrecognised.
| I.1 | Funding and land value | The funding channels of a project and the value derived from land transformation play a crucial role in directing the built environment to avoid or mitigate inequalities and pursue the public interest. Projects aimed at facilitating the creation of financial assets rather than offering public goods, through either the use of financial and speculative financing circuits or by harnessing land value appreciation for speculative purposes, may result in price increases and uneven development. This process can have even more serious consequences for the affordability of housing access, primarily because it contributes to price inflation and drives cycles of price rises. In this respect, the de-commodification process, which involves excluding land from speculative markets, is crucial to restore their use value, prevent uncontrollable price hikes, and address social claims. |
| I.2 | Affordability | The European context is characterised by a great diversity of features in housing regimes and policies across and within states. As a result of the crucial role played by the regulatory and policy frameworks, guaranteeing affordability at the project level might be a radically different endeavour in different contexts. Where housing regimes are orientated towards the right to housing (with the existence of, e.g. non-speculative financing circuits, robust protections for tenants, large public housing stocks), providing housing that is affordable vis-à-vis existing needs is much easier than in systems where housing welfare is residual. For this reason, affordability needs to be assessed in relation to the context where the project is implemented, to avoid rewarding or penalising projects for their national/regional/local housing regimes. To this end, indicators have been conceptualised and operationalised to measure the extent to which the project can promote/improve affordability within the context of its specific housing regime and/or to the prevailing economic status of the area where the project is being developed. |
| I.3 | Inclusive quality, equality and accessibility | To promote neighbourhood equality, it is crucial for projects providing housing and services to ensure that they contribute to improving residents' quality of life. This KPI assesses the extent to which the project ensures that the quality of created spaces and services is maintained over time, the distribution of services and their accessibility is equitable, and the production of spatial disparities is limited as much as possible through the choice of housing models that promote diversity and inclusion. |
| I.4 | Rent regulation | |
| I.5 | Impact on neighbourhood social cohesion | |
| I.6 | Needs and resources for social accessibility | |
| I.7 | Needs of vulnerable and marginalised groups | |
| I.8 | Anti-discrimination initiatives | |
| I.9 | Involvement of stakeholders |