Key Issues In Housing

Author : Dr Padraic Kenna
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781472415394

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Contemporary Housing Issues in a Globalized World by Dr Padraic Kenna Pdf

The globalization of housing finance led to the global financial crisis, which has created new barriers to adequate and affordable housing. It presents major challenges for current housing law and policy, as well as for the development of housing rights. This book examines and discusses key contemporary housing issues in the context of today’s globalized housing systems. The book takes up the challenge of developing a new paradigm, working towards the possibility of an alternative future. Revolving around three constellations of writing by diverse contributors, each chapter sets out a clear and developed approach to contemporary housing issues. The first major theme considers the crisis in mortgage market regulation, the development of mortgage securitization and comparisons between Spain and Ireland, two countries at the epicentre of the global housing market crisis. The second thematic consideration focuses on housing rights within the European human rights architecture, within national constitutions, and those arising from new international instruments, with their particular relevance for persons with disabilities and developing economies. The third theme incorporates an examination of responses to the decline and regeneration of inner cities, legal issues around squatting in developed economies, and changes in tenure patterns away from home-ownership. This topical book will be valuable to those who are interested in law, housing rights and human rights, policy-making and globalization.

Author : Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives,Andrew Jackson,Canadian Housing and Renewal Association
Publisher : Canadian Centre Policy Alternatives
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780886274047

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Home Truths by Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives,Andrew Jackson,Canadian Housing and Renewal Association Pdf

Author : Padraic Kenna
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-13
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781317160830

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Contemporary Housing Issues in a Globalized World by Padraic Kenna Pdf

The globalization of housing finance led to the global financial crisis, which has created new barriers to adequate and affordable housing. It presents major challenges for current housing law and policy, as well as for the development of housing rights. This book examines and discusses key contemporary housing issues in the context of today’s globalized housing systems. The book takes up the challenge of developing a new paradigm, working towards the possibility of an alternative future. Revolving around three constellations of writing by diverse contributors, each chapter sets out a clear and developed approach to contemporary housing issues. The first major theme considers the crisis in mortgage market regulation, the development of mortgage securitization and comparisons between Spain and Ireland, two countries at the epicentre of the global housing market crisis. The second thematic consideration focuses on housing rights within the European human rights architecture, within national constitutions, and those arising from new international instruments, with their particular relevance for persons with disabilities and developing economies. The third theme incorporates an examination of responses to the decline and regeneration of inner cities, legal issues around squatting in developed economies, and changes in tenure patterns away from home-ownership. This topical book will be valuable to those who are interested in law, housing rights and human rights, policy-making and globalization.

Author : Ray Forrest,James Lee
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2003-09-25
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781134481712

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Housing and Social Change by Ray Forrest,James Lee Pdf

The aim of this book is to provide a benchmark statement of key issues on housing and to emphasise the need to embed our understanding of housing issues in an international and multidisciplinary setting.

Author : Brian Lund
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015037792523

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Housing Problems and Housing Policy by Brian Lund Pdf

A new introductory text offering a broad-ranging survey of contrasting political and theoretical perspectives and addressing a number of key issues; homelessness, sub-standard housing, problem estates, tenant power, race and gender and community care. Illustrates text with a selection of original documents. *Introductory text with clear explanations. *Original documents are used to illustrate the text. *Provides both political and theoretical perspectives.

Author : Peter King
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2015-11-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317380818

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The Principles of Housing by Peter King Pdf

The Principles of Housing is an engaging and discursive introduction to the key topics within housing studies. Whereas many books get bogged down in country-specific policy or small innovations, this book argues that the fundamental concepts of what we call housing are relatively stable and unchangeable. By focusing on universal principles, the book provides an introduction to housing that can be used by students world-wide. The book consists of a series of short chapters relating to the key issues of housing, such as borrowing, choice, finance, government, need, reform and welfare. Each chapter is designed to be a starting point for a wider conversation, with discussion questions and a number of think pieces and international case studies to help students connect these general principles to their own surroundings. Written by renowned housing expert Peter King, The Principles of Housing succeeds in being accessible and engaging without shying away from the complexities of housing issues. The book will be invaluable to students on housing-related courses across finance, real estate, planning, development, politics and sociology subjects. The book would also be useful to housing professionals and policy makers aiming to expand their understanding of housing issues.

Author : Jim Silver,Josh Brandon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Housing policy
ISBN : 155266791X

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Poor Housing by Jim Silver,Josh Brandon Pdf

"There is, in all of Canada, a severe shortage of decent quality housing that is affordable to those with low incomes, and a great deal of inadequate, and often appalling, housing. This has been the case for many decades. The poor condition of their housing adds to the weight of the complex poverty that poor people endure-their health is likely to worsen, their children's education may be adversely affected, their neighbourhoods may be prone to violence. However, the federal government has almost always been ideologically opposed to public investment in low-income housing, moreso now than earlier federal governments. The irony is that the social costs of poor housing and its attendant complex poverty with which it is typically associated are greater than the costs of investing in subsidized, social housing and associated anti-poverty measures. It is long past time that we set in motion the means by which this problem can finally be solved. Poor Housing examines some of the consequences of the dogged persistence of poor housing for low-income people using Winnipeg as a case study, and it looks at some innovative community-based strategies that have been and are being tried in an attempt to solve at least some aspects of the problem."--

Author : Colin Jones,Michael White,Neil Dunse
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-05-29
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780470672334

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Challenges of the Housing Economy by Colin Jones,Michael White,Neil Dunse Pdf

This timely book addresses key challenges faced by policy makers and the house-building industry in a post-credit crunch world. It examines the implications for households, the housing market, the economy, as well as for government's policy choices. Challenges of the Housing Economy: an international perspective brings together experts from around the world to examine recent housing market trends. The contributions reveal common long-term trends in housing markets worldwide. Despite differences in supply conditions and the role of planning, there is a trend toward rising house prices that has created significant barriers to home ownership for young households while increasing the wealth of older generations. The financial crisis had a differential impact on housing markets but in many countries where mortgage finance became severely constrained, house prices fell and there was a dramatic fall in housing construction. The falls in house prices in these countries have ostensibly improved affordability but the housing markets have been dominated by the lowering of loan to values applicable to new mortgages which has further raised the hurdles to potential first-time purchasers. At the same time as young households are increasingly rationed out of owner-occupation, public sector expenditure cut-backs in many countries result in limited new social housing. Instead, value for money imperatives will mean new funding models for affordable housing that require greater use of public-private partnerships. The private rented sector could potentially meet the demand for the new generation of long-term renters. However, there are doubts - in the UK at least - that this sector will be able to expand significantly or provide an appropriate type and standard of housing. This is an essential advanced text for students and researchers of land economy and land management; property and real estate; housing policy; and urban studies.

Author : N. Gurran,Moira Munro,Hal Pawson,Glen Bramley
Publisher : Red Globe Press
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2004-08-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0333969146

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Key Issues in Housing by N. Gurran,Moira Munro,Hal Pawson,Glen Bramley Pdf

With rapid household growth exerting pressure on green belts and the growing dislocation of housing markets in different regions, housing is once again becoming a central issue on the British political agenda. Written by a well-known group of researchers in lively and accessible style, this timely new book provides a broad-ranging assessment of key policy developments in early Twenty-first century Britain as they relate to both private and public sector housing spheres.

Author : Kutay Guler
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2023-11-02
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9781119857174

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Transforming Issues in Housing Design by Kutay Guler Pdf

TRANSFORMING ISSUES IN HOUSING DESIGN A practical and complete resource for students, researchers, and practitioners of housing design Transforming Issues in Housing Design delivers a comprehensive vision for the design, philosophy, psychology, efficiency, and constitution of housing. This collection of articles explores many of the most pressing and relevant issues related to the ongoing transformation of housing design. Twenty-two contributed chapters discuss the past and current state of housing design, how it evolved to become what it is today, and, finally, how it may unfold in the future. A team of global experts presents the most up-to-date research and a diverse and illuminating collection of examples to highlight housing design around the world. Readers will also find: A thorough introduction to modern housing design and how it relieves and contributes to various social and economic problems Insightful explorations of the built environment, interior architecture, urban design, sustainable living, space planning, and more Practical discussions of a theoretical framework to make sense of housing design concepts Complete treatments of concepts, research, and built projects from a diverse range of communities and cultures Perfect for architects and students of urban studies, interior design, and architecture, Transforming Issues in Housing Design will also benefit those who design, research, and teach housing.

Author : Urmi Sengupta,Annapurna Shaw
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351627993

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Trends and Issues in Housing in Asia by Urmi Sengupta,Annapurna Shaw Pdf

This book offers a comprehensive overview of current housing practices across Asian cities based on facts and trends in the market. For many countries in Asia, the future of housing is now. This future is closely linked to successful theoretical advancement and policy practice in housing studies. This volume brings together twelve chapters divided across four thematic parts that sum up the concept and conditionality of housing in Asian cities. It studies housing through conceptual perspectives and empirical studies to explore established notions, cultures and practices relevant to the 21st-century post-reform context in Asia. Housing and property have long been economic drivers, leading many individual households towards better lives and associated social and community benefits, while also collectively improving the economic base of a city or country. This book examines the nature of the interplay of both state and market in the housing outcomes of these cities. With its extensive geographic coverage across South East Asia, South Asia, and the Far East and a cross section of different income groups, the book will interest reseachers and scholars in urban studies, architecture, development studies, public policy, political studies, sociology, policymakers in local and central governments, housing and planning professionals and commercial firms engaged in property markets or real estate in Asia. It will also provide ideas, tools and good practices for institutional enablement, stakeholders involved in these interventions, private sector organisations and NGOs.

Author : University of Toronto. Centre for Urban and Community Studies
Publisher : Centre for Urban & Regional Studies University of Birmingham
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : IND:30000100279763

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Finding Room by University of Toronto. Centre for Urban and Community Studies Pdf

Author : Greg Suttor
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780773548589

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Still Renovating by Greg Suttor Pdf

Social housing - public, non-profit, or co-operative - was once a part of Canada's urban success story. After years of neglect and many calls for affordable homes and solutions to homelessness, housing is once again an important issue. In Still Renovating, Greg Suttor tells the story of the rise and fall of Canadian social housing policy. Focusing on the main turning points through the past seven decades, and the forces that shaped policy, this volume makes new use of archival sources and interviews, pays particular attention to institutional momentum, and describes key housing programs. The analysis looks at political change, social policy trends, housing market conditions, and game-changing decisions that altered the approaches of Canadian governments, their provincial partners, and the local agencies they supported. Reinterpreting accounts written in the social housing heyday, Suttor argues that the 1970s shift from low-income public housing to community-based non-profits and co-ops was not the most significant change, highlighting instead the tenfold expansion of activity in the 1960s and the collapse of social housing as a policy priority in the 1990s. As housing and neighbourhood issues continue to flare up in municipal, provincial, and national politics, Still Renovating is a valuable resource on Canada’s distinctive legacy in affordable housing.

Author : Nick Gallent,Mark Tewdwr-Jones
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2006-12-05
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781134496129

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Decent Homes for All by Nick Gallent,Mark Tewdwr-Jones Pdf

Are you concerned about the state of current housing provision? Worried about further decline in the years ahead? Decent Homes for All addresses fundamental questions about the current housing crisis; examining its history and evolution. The first text on the housing-planning interface, it explores the relationship between planning and housing supply, focusing on housing supply, the quality and form of residential development, affordability and sustainability and the changing nature of planning itself. The questions covered include: Why have we moved away from state housing provision? How might the current crisis in housing affordability be addressed through planning policy? Why has recent debate broadened to encompass the idea of ‘sustainable communities’? How will we deliver quality, affordable housing in the future? What role should the planning system play in delivering decent homes in the years ahead? This comprehensive narrative provides students, planners and researchers with a valuable account of the evolving relationship between planning and housing to aid contextual understanding and suggest how current issues might evolve in the future.

Author : Harrison, Malcolm,Davis, Cathy
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2001-04-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781861343055

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Housing, Social Policy and Difference by Harrison, Malcolm,Davis, Cathy Pdf

How does the welfare state and its institutions respond to impairment, ethnicity and gender? This book provides an overview of issues set in the context of housing. From ethnic minority housing needs to the housing implications of domestic violence, it shows how difference is regulated in housing.