From demographic challenge to doom scenario? Speculations on changing housing preferences, the impossibility of affordable urban housing for families and house sharing out of need. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Demographic projections predict that Flanders will have 300.000 additional households by 2030. This has led to ambitious visions to meet the future housing needs. This contribution speculates that an ongoing shift to apartments, house sharing out of need, the emptying of baby boom villa's, a continuing production of suburban homes and shifts in housing preferences will mean that the expected household increase will be absorbed effortlessly in ...