[Midisciences 2023] 4 May: "Land and property owners in France" by Guilhem Boulay, Laure Casanova-Enault and Rémi Lei

Date and place :

4 May from 13:00 to 14:00

Avignon University, Campus Hannah Arendt, Amphi 2E01

Guilhem BoulayLaure Casanova-Enault and Rémi Lei, lecturers in geography at Avignon University (UMR 7300 CNRS ESPACE) will present a Midiscience on 4 May 2023 on the theme of land and property owners in France.

"Since the 2000s, several major changes have occurred in the land and property markets, directly attributable to the historic rise in prices (which have almost doubled in twenty years) and its consequences in terms of socio-spatial inequalities.

Indeed, the conditions of access to housing have become more difficult for a number of low-income households (particularly in metropolitan areas where prices are at record levels), while at the same time, for a number of them, the period has been favourable for profitable property investments (particularly via short-term rental such as Airbnb).

At the end of this sequence, it is important to provide a detailed knowledge of the landscape of land and property owners and their assets, as well as to better understand their role in the markets. Paradoxically, while the profiles of buyers/sellers are well known, those of owners are poorly documented and little investigated.

During this presentation, we will present the results of an original research conducted on the structure of land and real estate ownership in French urban areas (stocks held by categories of owners, location/value of assets, etc.) and the challenges of such knowledge in order to understand the power relationships (observed and potential) that are at play in urban land governance.

The lectures will be available for viewing online on Canal U. To follow them live, go here : https://v-au.univ-avignon.fr/live/colloque/

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