San Francisco

Affordable Housing from Amsterdam and Copenhagen

Lunchtime Forum

Image courtesy Flickr User Wojtek Gurak

When it comes to providing affordable housing, cities like Amsterdam and Copenhagen are leagues ahead. Local affordable housing consultant Natalie Bonnewit recently conducted research in northern Europe into affordable housing development processes in northern Europe. Hear how both cities are using housing as a tool for integrating society’s most vulnerable populations and how it compares to the Bay Area.

+ Natalie Bonnewit / Bonnewit Development Services
+ Doug Shoemaker / Mercy Housing
+ Brenda Goldstein / LifeLong Medical Care

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