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Die Flächennutzung in der Schweiz ist nicht nachhaltig. Im Beitrag wird argumentiert, dass dies weniger an unzureichender Planung als an finanziellen Interessen und Dynamiken liegt, wobei diese Interessen auch machtpolitisch vertreten werden. Demgegenüber sind die Interessen für Flächenschutz wenig artikuliert. Der Druck auf die Fläche geht von der Angebots- wie Nachfrageseite aus, wobei je mehrere Faktoren wirken. Dem stehen drei Kategorien von Ansätzen gegenüber, um die Wohnflächennutzung zu reduzieren (raumplanerische Vorgaben für eine Siedlungsentwicklung nach innen, reduzierter Flächenverbrauch pro Kopf, flächensparende Wohnkonzepte). Akteure mit solcher Zielsetzung kommen aus Verwaltung, Zivilgesellschaft und Forschung, punktuell gehen Ideen und Konzepte in den allgemeinen Wohnbau über. Das Wohnflächenwachstum verdeutlicht, dass ökonomische und politische Akteure, Interessen und Strukturen, die das Wachstum vorantreiben, wirkmächtiger sind als Nischenansätze für einen reduzierten Wohnflächenverbrauch, wobei letztere für begrenzte Bevölkerungsgruppen vorteilhafte Alternativen darstellen können. ; Land use in Switzerland is not sustainable. This article argues that this has less to do with insufficient planning than with financial interests and developments that also give these interests powerful political representation. In contrast, interests urging land protection are much less articulate. Pressure on land comes from both the supply and the demand sides with numerous factors being of influence on both. Approaches to counter this pressure and reduce the land used for housing can be divided into three categories (spatial planning stipulations for inner urban development, reduced land take per capita, compact housing concepts). Stakeholders with such goals come from the administration, civil society and research; ideas and concepts are also transferred piecemeal to the field of general housing. The increase in land take for housing demonstrates that economic and political stakeholders, interests and structures that promote growth are more potent than the niche approaches encouraging reduced land take for housing, although the latter offer advantageous alternatives for specific population groups.

Realizing land and property rights is an integral aspect of poverty reduction, and gender equality Land is a primary means for generating livelihood and a main vehicle for investing and accumulating wealth. Since independence in 1980, the Government of Zimbabwe has been formulating policies to ensure equity and equality of land and property ownership between men and women across all ages. However despite these efforts, land and property rights for women in Zimbabwe remain elusive. This case study and video elaborate on one of the most innovative practices that the Zimbabwe Parents of Handicapped Children Association (ZPHCA) has been implementing. It aspires to ensure that government authorities respect, protect and fulfill the rights of women, guaranteeing grassroots women access to and control of land, property and housing. We learnt that the use of video as a mouthpiece is an important innovative practice which amplified our voices and visibility for recognition. Hence it pushed the local Authority to settle our issue for the first project of 42 housing stands due to fear of negative publicity.

The Sustainable Development Commission was commissioned by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister to examine the potential for significantly improved resource efficiency in the existing housing stock. The Sustainable Development Commission worked with stakeholders to analyse the technical improvements that could be made in existing homes to minimise resource use. ; Publisher PDF