Books in the Housing and Society Series series

Bringing together a number of perspectives on the Japanese housing system, this book provides a comprehensive account of the dynamic role of the housing system during a period of unprecedented social and economic change in one of the most enigmatic social, political, and economic systems of the modern world.

Explanation and analysis of the World Health Organization's study of housing across Europe, providing new evidence and insights into links between housing conditions and the health of inhabitants.

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

A comprehensive, challenging and theoretically developed account of the dynamic role of the housing system during a period of unprecedented social and economic change in Japan.

Including illustrated case study examples, this book explores a range of literature, combines social theory with elements from the built environment disciplines, and explores how and why we build where we do.

Gentrification, a process of neighbourhood upgrading, is being identified in a broader range of urban contexts throughout the world. This text throws new light and evidence to bear on a subject that deeply divides commentators on its worth and social costs given its ability to physically improve areas but also to displace indigenous inhabitants.

There is a close association between urban poverty and housing transitional societies. Along with job security, housing was the most important element of the socialist welfare system. Housing privatisation has far reaching economic implications.

This book addresses the ongoing transformations in housing systems with a focus on current and future roles of home ownership in social policies and welfare practices. It considers home ownership in terms of diverse meanings and manifestations, as well as its part in the political, socioeconomic and demographic changes that characterize the emerging epoch. Interdisciplinary international contributors draw upon diverse empirical data to explore how housing and home ownership has become so embedded in polity, economy and household welfare conditions in various social and cultural contexts.

In the context of contemporary economic, political, social and cultural transformations, this book brings together contributions from developed and emerging societies in Europe, the USA and East Asia in order to highlight the nature, extent and impact of these changes on the housing opportunities of women. The collection seeks to contribute to comparative housing debates by highlighting the gendered nature of housing processes, locating these processes within wider structured and institutionalised relations of power, and to show how these socially constructed relationships are culturally contingent, and manifest and transform over time and space. The international contributors draw on a wide range of empirical evidence relating to labour market participation, wealth distribution, family formation and education to demonstrate the complexity and gendered nature of the interlocking arenas of production, reproduction and consumption and the implications for the housing opportunities of women in different social contexts. Worldwide examples are drawn from Australia, China, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Japan, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan and the USA.

This collection explores the housing circumstances of women in developed and emerging societies in Europe, USA and East Asia, at a time of substantial economic and social change. Its focus is on the interface between housing and gender and how this socially constructed relationship manifests and transforms over time and space.

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.

The socioeconomic factors and historical contexts of homes in cultures across the world are fundamental to explaining the choices in transnational home ownership. This book looks at the pros, and cons, of second home ownership, and what implications it has for the future. It is suitable for students studying geography, urbanism and planning.

Includes essays by some of the distinguished housing scholars that address the big issues in contemporary debates about housing and housing policy in the UK. Setting out a distinctive and coherent analysis, this title steers a course between those accounts that rely on economic theory and analysis and those that emphasise policy.

Explains the nature and development of the World Health Organzation's study of housing across Europe. This title provides fresh evidence of links between the health of inhabitants and their housing conditions, with focus on critical topics such as: indoor air pollution; the effect of cold homes and dampness; noise effects; and, domestic accidents.

Drawing on the author's research into housing issues surrounding the ageing society, this book examines this phenomenon which is a concern in many mature economies.

The chapters in this book each consider a specific social category, such as class, gender, or disability, and evaluate the experience and understanding of housing and social policy under these categories.

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.

Gentrification, a process of class neighbourhood upgrading, is being identified in a broader range of urban contexts throughout the world. This title throws new light and evidence to bear on a subject that divides commentators on its worth and social costs, given its ability to physically improve areas but also to displace indigenous inhabitants.

Young People and Housing brings together new research exploring the economic, social, and cultural challenges that face young people in search of permanent housing. Featuring international case studies from Asia, Europe, and Australia, Young People and Housing is a collection of groundbreaking work from leading scholars in housing policy.

This book addresses the ongoing transformations in housing systems with a focus on current and future roles of home ownership in social policies and welfare practices. It considers home ownership in terms of diverse meanings and manifestations, as well as its part in the political, socioeconomic and demographic changes that characterize the emerging epoch. Interdisciplinary international contributors draw upon diverse empirical data to explore how housing and home ownership has become so embedded in polity, economy and household welfare conditions in various social and cultural contexts.

Exploring the human context as well as policy and planning, this book looks at what actually happens to city dwellers once they become homeless, and presents challenging cases which illustrate the varying experiences of the homeless in cities around the world.