Urban planning strategies to reduce housing inequalities: the evidence from Poland

This presentation was delivered at the ENHR Conference 2025 in Grand Paris.

It illustrate three urban planning strategies, retrofitting, nature-based solutions, and densification, as tools to address this problem in Poland.  The presentation is based also on focus group discussions conducted between March and April 2025 with: policymakers at different levels, experts with experience in green policies, representatives from academia, representatives from NGOs, local activist groups and market actors, such as construction companies. The findings highlight the need for interventions in urban policy at both, the local and national levels and propose potential solutions.