Redefines concepts of shelter, poverty and housing affordability in context of the history of housing, reform and social change.
" ... The most originalâ€"and profoundly disturbingâ€"work on the critical issue of housing affordability ..." â€"Chester Hartman, President, Poverty and Race Research Action CouncilIn Shelter Poverty, Michael E. Stone presents the definitive discussion of housing and social jus…
"Mary C. Comerio provides detailed case studies of housing losses and rebuilding efforts in six recent urban disasters: Hurricane Hugo in South Carolina, Hurricane Andrew in Florida, the Loma Prieta and Northridge earthquakes in California, and the recent major earthquakes in Me…
There is a large shortage of affordable housing across Europe. In high-demand urban areas housing shortages lead to unaffordable prices for many target groups. This book explores innovations to support a sufficient supply of affordable and sustainable rental housing. Affordable …
There is a large shortage of affordable housing across Europe. In high-demand urban areas housing shortages lead to unaffordable prices for many target groups. This book explores innovations to support a sufficient supply of affordable and sustainable rental housing. Affordable …
This book presents an interdisciplinary take on housing displacement. It brings together researchers working in the fields of urban studies, housing, citizenship and migration studies to discuss exclusionary housing policies and governance practices at the urban scale. It demons…
This book examines reasons, processes and consequences of housing displacement in different geographical contexts. It explores displacement as a prime act of housing injustice - a central issue in urban injustices. With international case studies from the US, the UK, Australia, …
This book examines reasons, processes and consequences of housing displacement in different geographical contexts. It explores displacement as a prime act of housing injustice - a central issue in urban injustices. With international case studies from the US, the UK, Australia, …
"This book provides a comparative perspective on housing and planning policies affecting the future of cities, focusing on people-based and place-based outcomes using the nexus of planning, design and policy. A rich mosaic of case studies features good practices of city-led stra…