ABSTRACT
A growing affordability problem in cities has prompted a renewed commitment of governments, complemented with provincial and municipal programmes, to increase the supply of affordable rental housing. This chapter outlines the important characteristics of the public, private and non-profit housing partnerships as a model to provide affordable housing in mixed-income developments. The research identifies important elements that contribute to the economic efficiency, social inclusiveness and environmental sustainability of such partnerships and their role in neighbourhood rebuilding. The planning-design-policy nexus is an important lens for the support of the mixed-income model and a determinant of equitable place-based and people-based outcomes in cities. The chapter identifies five major themes in the book and its contribution to innovative housing research and critical design practice.
