Housing and Communities

Politics, Planning and Housing Supply in Australia, England and Hong Kong examines the politics and planning of new homes in three very different settings, but with shared political traditions: in Australia, in England and in Hong Kong...

This book considers the personal and subjective use of housing and the ways in which we express our private selves through and within our dwelling places...

Regent Redux evaluates one of the biggest experiments in public housing redevelopment from the tenant perspective. This book, based on a ten-year study of 52 households as they moved through stages of displacement and resettlement, examines the dreams and hopes residents have for their community and..

This book examines the trends and responses to changing regional development and community organizing. It was published as a special issue of Community Development...

This title was first published in 2001. Inspired by the thirtieth anniversary of Shelter Scotland, this volume provides an overview of Scottish housing policies and legislation...

Rural America is undergoing a dramatic and sustained post-industrial economic transition. This book draws on contemporary concepts of exurbanization, rural amenity-based development, and increased conurbation to argue that that the character of rural housing reflects this transition. The work argues..

Rural America is undergoing a dramatic and sustained post-industrial economic transition. This book draws on contemporary concepts of exurbanization, rural amenity-based development, and increased conurbation to argue that that the character of rural housing reflects this transition. The work argues..

This title was first published in 2000:  Improved communication links between urban and rural areas and an increase in property prices in urban regions have made commuting an attractive option for European town and city dwellers eager to 'escape' urban living...

This book provides an up-to-date review of the social constructionist perspective and considers its philosophical basis. It discusses how social problems are constructed and, in turn, how this informs policy-making. It contributes to the development of a future research agenda for social constructio..

This book provides an up-to-date review of the social constructionist perspective and considers its philosophical basis. It discusses how social problems are constructed and, in turn, how this informs policy-making. It contributes to the development of a future research agenda for social constructio..

Social Housing, Disadvantage, and Neighbourhood Liveability is a groundbreaking longitudinal study of social outcomes in Irish social housing...

Social Housing, Disadvantage, and Neighbourhood Liveability is a groundbreaking longitudinal study of social outcomes in Irish social housing...