Urban Land Ownership Mapping in Copenhagen

Transparency is a cross-cutting human rights principle, which helps to strengthen decision-making to enable better outcomes for people. <a href="http://ihrb.org/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">IHRB </a>is partnering with <a href="https://darkmatterlabs.org/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Dark Matter Labs</a> to identify the largest owners of urban land in four European cities, as part of its project <a href="https://www.ihrb.org/focus-areas/built-environment/building-for-today-and-the-future" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Building for Today and the Future</a>. This recognizes that knowledge of who owns space within a city is one important step (in tandem with many others) to strengthen decision-making, as well as social and environmental outcomes. Copenhagen is known for its high quality of living, deeply rooted culture of public welfare and participation, resistance to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/sep/29/blackstone-rebellion-how-one-country-worlds-biggest-commercial-landlord-denmark" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">speculative foreign investments</a> as well as rich urban planning and architectural scene: it is often held up as an example of equitable space production and a “liveable” city. However, in the recent decades, the d<a href="https://www.lars-mueller-publishers.com/architectures-dismantling-and-restructuring" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">ismantling and restructuring of the Danish Welfare State</a> and private-led urban development patterns have contributed to Copenhagen’s high levels of unaffordability,  <a href="https://medium.com/urban-land-ownership-mapping/urban-land-ownership-mapping-in-copenhagen-eb13bfbbded1?source=tag_recommended_feed---------4-85----------copenhagen----------5a98baa0_a3ed_41a5_b864_5429076febf7-------">Click Here</a>