Housing is a human right: How Finland is eradicating homelessness

Re:Housing is a human right: How Finland is eradicating home... by charlesu on Friday January 31, 2020 @09:08AM (#22201739)

Can you point to a developed country where the government doesn't micromanage land and housing is affordable and plentiful as a result? I can't think of any modern or historical examples. How does less zoning lead to affordable housing? What's the mechanism?

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Re:Housing is a human right: How Finland is eradicating home... by DuskStar on Saturday February 01, 2020 @01:50AM (#22209136)

Japan? [0] Most construction is by-right, and housing is some of the cheapest in a developed nation. There are zones, but only 12 nationwide, and each only specifies a maximum use - this means if a location is zoned for industrial or dense commercial, you can still build apartments there. (Generally. It's not quite that simple, but still fits on a single poster [1] - you can't build stores, restaurants or schools in industrial for example)

0: https://urbankchoze.blogspot.com/2014/04/japanese-zoning.htm...

1: https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sV5ETXDs_8M/Ux-axBTuF2I/AAAAAAAAA...

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Re:Housing is a human right: How Finland is eradicating home... by yters on Friday January 31, 2020 @10:34AM (#22202476)

I guess most non developed countries? People just walk into the wilderness and plop down a free (money wise, not labor wise) house.

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