{"id":55952,"date":"2019-10-04T13:11:13","date_gmt":"2019-10-04T16:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rioonwatch.org\/?p=55952"},"modified":"2020-08-07T14:02:34","modified_gmt":"2020-08-07T17:02:34","slug":"the-growth-of-the-global-clt-movement-part-3-in-belgium-non-profit-associations-lead-the-movement-for-innovative-housing-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=55952","title":{"rendered":"The Growth of the Global CLT Movement, Part 3: In Belgium, Non-Profit Associations Lead the Movement for Innovative Housing Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In celebration of the 50th anniversary of\u00a0New Communities Inc.<\/a>, the world\u2019s first\u00a0Community Land Trust<\/a>, and as planners and community members alike gather to celebrate October 2-5 at the\u00a0Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference 2019<\/a>\u00a0in Atlanta, Georgia, RioOnWatch issued a call for articles highlighting the current growth of the CLT movement worldwide. Contributors wrote in from around the world, with stories about the expansion of CLTs\u2014both in number and in approach\u2014in\u00a0Mississippi<\/a>, the\u00a0United Kingdom<\/a>,\u00a0Belgium,\u00a0France<\/a>,\u00a0Puerto Rico<\/a>,\u00a0Rio de Janeiro<\/a>, and Florida<\/a>. <\/em>This varied series aims to disseminate news of the successes of the CLT model<\/a>\u00a0as it adapts to new times and circumstances, bringing greater attention to this innovative solution to guarantee the right to housing and community development, and its potential in resolving the global housing crisis.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Today\u2019s piece, by UC Berkeley Law student and former Catalytic Communities intern Alix Vadot, looks at the rise of CLTs in Belgium and their experience in mitigating the effects of skyrocketing housing prices.<\/em><\/p>\n

For more information on\u00a0CLTs and their potential<\/a>\u00a0for Rio de Janeiro\u2019s favelas\u00a0click here for text<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0here for video<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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When housing prices in the Brussels Region began to rise<\/a> around the year 2000, nearly doubling in the period from 2000 to 2010, those with the fewest resources were forced to move out of the city center, away from their communities and job opportunities. In response to the gentrification and socio-economic crisis that ensued, people and organizations came together to find a solution. One of these organizations was Belgium-based NGO Periferia<\/a>, an international non-profit which got its name due to influences from social experiments carried out in Brazil, and active in the Belgian region of Wallonia, Brussels, the Southwest of France, and in Latin America. After being introduced to the Community Land Trust (CLT) model by Periferia, a group of Belgian non-profits came together and mobilized to work intensively on the creation of the country\u2019s first CLT.<\/p>\n

Modeled on their American counterparts, Belgian CLTs follow a typical tripartite participation scheme, in their case with decisions made based on input by the following three groups: the surrounding community, the government, and current and future residents (for a more in-depth description, watch the following video, or click here<\/a>).<\/p>\n