The most widely used and most widely referenced "basic book" on HOUSING POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES has now been substantially revised to examine the…

This substantially revised and important second edition responds to a changing agenda in government policy and planning practice, putting issues of climate change and obesity…

Current expectations and standards of comfort are almost certainly unsustainable and new methods and ideas will be required if there is to be any prospect…

This book of specially commissioned essays by distinguished housing scholars addresses the big issues in contemporary debates about housing and housing policy in the UK.…

In this cross-disciplinary research David Ormandy and expert contributors explain the nature and development of the World Health Organization's study of housing across Europe. In-depth…

This book explores the extent, causes and characteristics of homelessness in developing countries. Bringing together a major review of literature and empirical case studies, it…

One of the biggest challenges for students of housing is understanding the financial principles which underpin the place of housing in the wider economy. By…

Many policies in several Western European countries and the U.S. aim to counter spatial concentrations of deprivation and create more socio-economically mixed residential areas. Such…

This book addresses the need for an in-depth study into design quality in new housing. The wider implications of policy and design are examined through…