Case studies for inclusive and sustainable urban renewal in Ukraine

At the initiative of UN-Habitat and upon their request, teams under the coordination of the Ro3kvit. Urban Coalition for Ukraine in the first half of 2025, five thematic analytical studies were prepared on key aspects of urban renewal in Ukraine. The aim of the project was to create contextually relevant materials that will contribute to a better understanding of the current situation, inform policy makers in the field of recovery, and enrich professional and academic discussion.
Each study was developed by a separate expert team according to an agreed structure and was subject to independent peer review. The texts provide an analytical overview of the topic, highlight the main challenges and potentials, and formulate key conclusions.
Topics and author teams
1. Housing. Prepared in partnership with the New Housing Policy. Team: Pavlo Fedoriv, Julie Lawson, Oleksandr Anisimov, Vita Schneider.
2. Land and Property. Prepared in partnership with the New Housing Policy. Team: Oleksandr Anisimov, Pavlo Fedoriv, Julie Lawson
3. Planning: How does it work in Ukraine? Prepared in partnership with the New Housing Policy. Team: Oleksandr Anisimov, Ruslan Antonenko, Sofiia Bondar
4. Specialists in the field of built environment and education. Prepared in partnership with APA/URAG. Team: Oleksandra Pantiukhina, Halyna Kornienko, Tetyana Samiliv
5. Decentralization and recovery: local recovery planning. Team: Nathan Hutson(leader), Ruslan Antonenko, Sofiia Bondar
The project is led by UN-Habitat and supported by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) of the Federal Republic of Germany.