Housing Books

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   Sustainability in New Housing Development

   By Alina Congreve

   Examining the environmental implications of new housing developments on rural and greenfield land in England, Sustainability in New Housing Development provides readers with an up-to-date academic and policy review of ecological modernization. Retaining a clear focus on housing and the...

   January 2011 | 978-0-415-42197-3 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   Women and Housing: An International Analysis

   Edited by Patricia Kennett, Kam-Wah Chan

   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...

   December 2010 | 978-0-415-54897-7 | Paperback (Routledge)
3. 

   Leadership and Place

   Edited by Chris Collinge, John Gibney, Chris Mabey

   Despite the radical transformation of society associated with globalisation, shifting patterns of demography and the revolution in information and communication technologies over the last two decades, we remain profoundly attached to place in economic, social, cultural and emotional terms. The idea...

   November 2010 | 978-0-415-55014-7 | Hardback (Routledge)
4. 

   Affluence, Mobility and Second Home Ownership

   By Chris Paris

   Despite the current recession, the frequency of second home ownership is still surprisingly high throughout the western world. While the UK and Ireland previously had lower occurrences of multiple dwellings compared to the rest of Europe, they are quickly catching up with a current surge in the...

   September 2010 | 978-0-415-54892-2 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   Housing Boom and Bust: Owner Occupation, Government Regulation and the Credit Crunch

   By Peter King

   Housing bubbles burst, creating economic misery for millions. Over the past thirty years, the culture of property ownership has become so ingrained that policy makers, bankers and households have taken for granted that housing is a good investment and forgotten about the bust. Explaining how the...

   February 2010 | 978-0-415-55314-8 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   Housing Policy in the United States, 2nd Edition

   By Alex F. Schwartz

   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 turmoil resulting from the collapse of the housing market in 2007 and the related financial crisis. The text covers the impact of the crisis in...

   February 2010 | 978-0-415-80234-5 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   Shaping Neighbourhoods: For Local Health and Global Sustainability, 2nd Edition

   By Hugh Barton, Marcus Grant, Richard Guise

   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 at the centre of its concern. This guide ensures you: Understand the underlying principles for planning healthy...

   January 2010 | 978-0-415-49549-3 | Paperback (Routledge)

8. Comfort in a Lower Carbon Society

   Edited by Elizabeth Shove, Heather Chappells, Loren Lutzenhiser

   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 of a significantly lower carbon society. This collection reassesses relationships between people and the multitude of environments they inhabit...

   October 2009 | 978-0-415-55089-5 | Hardback (Routledge)
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   Fixing Broken Cities: The Implementation of Urban Development Strategies

   By John Kromer

   Through the insightful lens of an experienced practitioner, this book describes the origin, execution, and impact of urban repopulation strategies—initiatives designed to attract residents, businesses, jobs, shoppers, and visitors to places that had undergone decades of decline and abandonment. The...

   July 2009 | 978-0-415-80099-0 | Paperback (Routledge)
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    Housing, Markets and Policy

    Edited by Peter Malpass, Rob Rowlands

    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. Setting out a distinctive and coherent analysis, it steers a course between those accounts that rely on economic theory and...

    July 2009 | 978-0-415-47779-6 | Paperback (Routledge)