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Rebecca Cavicchia

Rebecca Cavicchia | Nordregio Stockholm, Sweden
Rebecca Cavicchia

Biography

Rebecca Cavicchia is a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, and a senior researcher at Nordregio. Her research focuses on housing and land policy and governance, housing inequalities, gentrification, and sociospatial disparities, with particular emphasis on their intersections with green transition initiatives and urban densification processes.

Sessions

15:25h
Thematic Keynote | HOWS BARCELONA Housing - Urban Planning & Land Policy

Tatsuo Igarashi, Mayor of Tsukuba City

Tatsuo Igarashi
Tatsuo Igarashi Tsukuba City Mayor Speaker
Rebecca Cavicchia
Rebecca Cavicchia Nordregio Senior Research Fellow Moderator

2026-11-04 15:25 2026-11-04 15:45 Europe/Madrid Tatsuo Igarashi, Mayor of Tsukuba City - Stage: HOWS Barcelona
Wed 4
15:25h - 15:45h Stage: HOWS Barcelona All Passes
15:45h
Thematic Roundtable | HOWS BARCELONA Housing - Urban Planning & Land Policy

Can Densification Deliver Without Displacing?

Rogier van den Berg
Rogier van den Berg WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities Global Director Speaker
David Martínez
David Martínez Ajuntament de Barcelona Gerent d'Urbanisme Speaker
Rebecca Cavicchia
Rebecca Cavicchia Nordregio Senior Research Fellow Moderator
Laura Lieto
Laura Lieto City of Naples Deputy Mayor, Councillor for Urban Planning Speaker

#Densification, #Mixed Use Developments, #Right to the City, #Spatial Planning, #Urban Regeneration, #Vulnerable Neighborhoods

2026-11-04 15:45 2026-11-04 16:30 Europe/Madrid Can Densification Deliver Without Displacing?

Growing housing supply does not always mean expanding cities outward. Densification and mixed-use development can help cities make better use of land, expand housing options, and create more liveable neighbourhoods, but denser cities are not automatically more equitable. If not carefully planned, intensification can accelerate displacement, strain public services, and generate social tensions in existing communities. The session will explore what successful densification looks like in practice, and how cities can integrate affordable housing, public space, and essential services into denser development patterns while maintaining social cohesion and neighbourhood stability.

Stage: HOWS Barcelona
Wed 4
15:45h - 16:30h Stage: HOWS Barcelona All Passes
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