Introduction to Housing

3. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-0-367-46505-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 470 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

This foundational text on housing tenure, housing policy, homelessness, and housing in a global context has been thoroughly updated to reflect changes in the United States during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. This third edition delves into the complexities of housing and related issues, to provide a deep understanding of housing's relationship to national economic factors and housing policies. It features individual chapters authored by experts in the field, offering insights into the physical, social, psychological, economic, and policy dimensions affecting the current housing landscape both in the United States and internationally, while proposing solutions to the challenges presented. This book will appeal to faculty and students in a variety of housing-related courses, and is an essential resource for housing researchers, policymakers, and practitioners.

Zielgruppe

General, Postgraduate, Professional, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Carswell, Andrew T.

Anacker, Katrin B.

Kirby, Sarah D.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Städtebau, Stadtplanung (Architektur)
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Garten- und Landschaftsarchitektur
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Kommunal- und Baurecht Raumordnung, Städtebau, Wohnungsbaurecht
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung Stadtplanung, Kommunale Planung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Editors’ introduction  Section 1: Introduction  1. Current Trends in the U.S. Housing Market  2. Influences on Housing Choice  3. Housing and Racial and Ethnic Diversity  4. Housing and Immigration  Section 2: Housing Tenure versus Homelessness  5. Home Buying and Homeownership  6. The Home Building Industry  7. The Housing Finance Industry  8. Housing Affordability  9. Homelessness  Section 3: Housing Policy  10. Housing and Community  11. U.S. Federal Urban Housing Policy  12. Housing and Recessions  Section 4: Special Topics in Housing  13. Military Housing  14. Housing and Aging  15. Home Environments and Health  16. Sustainable Housing  17. Housing and Disasters  Section 5: Housing in a Global Context  18. Housing in Africa  19. Housing in Asia  20. Housing in Australia  21. Housing in Europe  22. Housing in South America  23. Global Housing Challenges in the Twenty-First Century

Über Autor(innen)

Katrin B. Anacker is a professor at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University in Arlington, Virginia.

Andrew T. Carswell serves as Professor in the Department of Financial Planning, Housing, and Consumer Economics at the University of Georgia.

Sarah D. Kirby is an Assistant Director for North Carolina State University Extension, Professor, Family and Consumer Sciences Program Leader in the Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences.