Housing & Living Conditions
Life in poverty neighbourhoods. European and American perspectives (2005)
Edited by Jurgen Friedrichs, George Galster and Sako Musterd
Language: English
Available from: http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...
Abstract:
This book explores the central question in urban and housing studies,
"Do poor neighbourhoods make their residents poorer?" Does the
neighbourhood structure exert an effect on the residents (behavioural,
attitudinal, or psychological) even when controlling for individual
characteristics of the residents? This issue has offered a locus for
multi-disciplinary investigations on both sides of the Atlantic, and
this volume demonstrates the rich geographical, sociological, economic
and psychological dimensions of this issue.
Quality of life in Europe (2004)
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions.
Language: English
Available from:
http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/EF04105.htm
The European Foundation have made significant progress in reducing
the lack of qualitative data on housing in Europe with their new report
on Quality of Life in 28 European Countries which illustrates the
results of 26,000 interviews in which people were questioned on their
living conditions.
Urban Audit Perception Survey (2004)
Language: English
Available from: http://www.urbanaudit.org/UAPS%20leaflet.pdf
A booklet on the Urban Audit Perception Survey including all the
results is available on the homepage. Covering different aspects such
as demography, society, economy, civic involvement, training and
education, environment and transport, this publication summarizes
statistical key findings on 189 cities in the EU15. This data has been
collected in the framework of the Urban Audit, which was initiated by
the Directorate-General for Regional Policy of the European Commission
and now encompasses 258 cities in 27 countries. A publication on the
situation in the new member states will follow in 2005.
Annual report of the French national Observatory on poverty and social exclusion (2004)
Language: French
Available from:
http://www.ladocumentationfrancaise.fr/brp/notices/044000149.shtml
The 2003-2004 report of the French national Observatory on poverty and
social exclusion - issued on 8 April - shows that, in France, 3.7
million people faced poverty in 2001 (6.1% of the total population), on
the basis of a poverty threshold fixed at 50% of the median income.
Eastern European Housing Policy
Trends and Progress in Housing Reforms in South Eastern Europe (2005)
Sasha Tsenkova, with the support of the Council of Europe, the
UN-Economic Commission for Europe and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign
Affairs
Language: English
Available from: Council of Europe Development Bank, http://www.coebank.org
Abstract:
The study presents un in-depth analysis of the housing situation in the
region and adresses important issues for policy development. The eight
countries included in the study are Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Croatia, "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia",
Romania, Moldova, Serbia and Montenegro with a reference to Kosovo. The
study is intended to address major policy challanges in the development
of appropriate regulatory, fiscal and financial instruments to enable
the operation of housing markets and access to affordable housing. It
may serve as a framework for sustainable policies and housing
investments and thus could make a significant contribution to the
development of the housing sector in South Eastern Europe.
Housing in South Eastern Europe. Solving a puzzle of challanges (2004)
Council of Europe Development Bank, The World Bank
Language: English
Available from: Council of Europe Development Bank, http://www.coebank.org
Abstract: This so called Sector Note is the first follow up of the
high-level ministerial conference which took place in April 2003 in
Paris and whose main purpose was to provide a platform for discussing
and learning from experiences with the aim of better appreciating the
main building blocks of national housing policies that would enable
countries to improve the housing conditions of their populations.
Discussions were focused on how to make housing reforms successful and
what actions governments could consider in pursuing new strategies and
implementation mechanisms.The publication draws on the expert
contributions to the conference and it has been prepared to maintain
the sector dialogue and to further contemplate on the main discussions.
Too poor to move, too poor to stay. A report on Housing in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Serbia (2004)
J Fearn (ed.), Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative, Budapest
Language: English
Available from: http://lgi.osi.hu/publications_datasheet.php?id=260
Abstract:
This report is an in-depth examination of the effects that the
transition from planned to market economies has had on the housing
market in the selected countries. According to the report the
transition has created new conditions for housing and a new class of
“housing poor”, people unable to rent or buy market-rate housing or
unable to maintain the housing they own. The report focuses on the
Budapest, Belgrade and Prague area, but also contains information and
analysis of the housing conditions and policies outside the primary
study area.
Housing Change in Central and Eastern Europe (2003)
Lowe, S and S. Tsenkova (eds.)
Language: English
Available from: Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing Limited, 225 pages (chief editor).
Abstract:
The book explores housing change in seven countries in Central and
Eastern Europe. Issues examined include the consequences of the rapid
privatization of state rental housing, the emergence of ‘nations of
home owners’ and dramatic changes in the structure of post-socialist
cities. Supported by EVDS Research Development Grant.
Housing & Urban Environment
Density and Urban Neighbourhoods in London (2005)
Burdett R, Czischke D, Travers T et al. London School of Economics and Political Science.
Language: English
Available from: http://www.lse.ac.uk/
Abstract:
This study is an in-depth analysis of five wards in inner and outer
London that identifies how different communities respond to living in
higher density urban environments. Through on-site investigation,
analysis of recent census data, interviews with local stakeholders and
an extensive MORI survey of residents, the report provides a
comprehensive account of the trade-offs that different groups of urban
residents make when making choices about where they life at different
stages of their lives. The researchers found that density does not, of
itself, account for positive or negative attributes of particular urban
areas and that other factors are crucial in determining how such places
are judged – such as access to public transport, proximity to large and
safe open spaces, and also good access to shops and social facilities.
They also found that the presence of large clusters of social housing
that do not link to local surroundings exacerbate negative associations
linked to higher density, and that vibrancy, social mix and other
social attributes are amongst the most valued characteristics of
densely populated areas.
High density Housing in Europe: lessons from London (2002)
East Thames housing group
Language: English
Order from: http://www.ribabookshops.com/
Abstract:
This study by PRP examines six high density housing schemes in four
European cities: Stockholm, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, and Paris. The aim
of this project is to highlight instances where difference in practice
or policy in Europe could lead to better housing at high density
London.
Housing & Theory
Introducing Social Housing (2004)
Stephen Harriott and Lesley Matthews
Housing students and those wanting a stimulating introductory book on
social housing across the UK need look no further than this popular
text originally published by Longman as Social Housing: An Introduction
. This new and completely rewritten edition reflects all the recent and
anticipated changes in housing finance, development, management and the
law. It is ideal for those studying CIH recognised qualifications - or
other social policy courses where an understanding of social housing
policy and practice is required.
Housing Economics and Public Policy, O’Sullivan, A and Gibb, K (editors) (2002)
Oxford
Language: English
Order from:http://www.ribabookshops.com/
A series of essays, edited by Tony O'Sullivan and Kenneth Gibb,Blackwell Science,328 pp
Housing & Social Cohesion
Housing Rights and Human Rights (2005)
Dr. Padraic Kenna
Language: English
Available from: http://www.feantsa.org/code/en/livre_detail.asp?pk_id_livre=236
Abstract:
Housing Rights and Human Rights provides a valuable guide to
understanding the origins and extent of ceontemporary human rights and
housing rights instruments. The promotion and development of housing
rights offers a source of inspiration as well as an established corpus
of law and standards to counter the 'race to the bottom', where States
compete for FDI, low taxation levels and competetive labour markets, by
reducing rights. The book examines the development and current status
of housing rights, as they are defined, monitored and implemented (or
not) in line with various obligations of States. These obligations are
derived from the legal instruments of the UN, the CoE and the EU.
Migrants, Minorities and Housing: Exclusion,
discrimination and anti-discrimination in 15 member states of the
European Union (2005)
Malcolm Harrison, Ian Law and Deborah Phillips, University of Leeds on behalf of the EUMC
Language: English
Available from: http://eumc.eu.int/eumc/index.php
Abstract:
The report shows that in different Member States similar mechanisms of
housing disadvantage and discrimination affect migrants and
minorities.It also highlights the great variety in available data on
migrants, minorities and housing between different Member States, and
points out the gaps in data which remain. One theme which merges from
this report is that the idea of ‘integration’ can become heavily
politicised, and there is a danger that population mixing’ in
neighbourhoods can be interpreted by policy-makers as a short-cut
through which minorities could be controlled and led to assimilate to
a supposedly single, universal mainstream culture and politics. The
report can find little solid evidence that could justify seeing
involuntary spatial mixing as an appropriate route towards social
integration.The evidence reveals a paradox. EU interventions in the
form of the recent antidiscrimination Directives are having a positive
effect, and Member States are strengthening anti-discrimination
legislation, with some introducing special programmes to improve the
housing conditions of migrants and minorities. However, the report also
documents instances of resistance, hostility and failure by public
authorities to address the deprivation and discrimination experienced
by migrants and minorities in the housing arena. The report concludes
that the area of discrimination and exclusion in housing is still not
adequately researched or monitored. Whilst many cases of good practice
are reported, much still needs to be done to tackle the discrimination
that exists in housing before more inclusive societies in the EU can be
attained. As the authors of this report point out, the negative housing
outcomes for disadvantaged minorities result from socio-economic and
racist exclusion, but at the same time contribute substantially to it.
The Importance of Housing Systems in Safeguarding Social Cohesion in Europe (2004)
Editor: Karl Czasny (SRZ Stadt und Regionforschung GmbH, Germany)
Language: English, German
Available from: http://www.srz-gmbh.com/socoho/report/index.html
Abstract:
A comparative study financed under the EU Fifth Framework Programme.
Through a multi-disciplinary approach the project combines a
comparative analysis of EU 15 with in depth studies from six Member
States examining the relationship between the problems of social
cohesion and the housing systems. The six selected countries are:
Austria, France, Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
The reports provide a comprehensive overview of challenges to national
housing systems generated by the current crisis of social cohesion as
well as of the measures taken to tackle these challenges. Together the
reports deliver a large quantity of data covering various aspects of
the housing situation in the EU-15, ranging from poverty, social
inequality, immigrants or elderly to subsidies, rent policy, urban
renewal etc.
Das Wohnmodell inter-ethnische Nachbarschaft (2003)
By Herbert Ludl
Language: German
Available from: http://www.springer.at
Abstract:
300 Menschen aus 18 Nationen unter einem Dach. Kaum ein anderer Ort
vereinbart so viele Lebenstile unterschiedlicher Herkunft wie das
Wiener "Wohnmodell inter-ethnische Nachbarschaft", genannt auch "der
globale Hof". Zwei Jahre nach Bezug wurde dieses experimentelle
Wohnbauvorhaben der SOZIALBAU AG einer empirisch-analytischen
Evaluierung durch den deutschen Architekten und Sozialwissenschaftler
Joachim Brech unterzogen. Die Erfahrungen aus diesem "best
practice"-Modell sind dargestellt anhand zahlreicher Tabellen,
Interview-Ausschnitte, interpretatiever Resümees. Sie bilden den Kern
einer aktualisierten Auseinandersetzung mit dem gesellschaftspolitisch
brisanten themenkomplex Stadtplanung, Migration und Integration.
Policy Guidelines on Access to Housing for Vulnerable Categories of Persons (2001)
Group of Specialists on Access to Housing, Directorate of Social Affairs and Health Social Policy Department, Council of Europe
Language: English
Available from: http://www.coe.int/T/E/Social_cohesion/Social_policies/
04.Activities/1._Access_to_social_rights/2._Access_to_Housing/
Report on Access to Housing for Disadvantaged Categories of Persons,
Iván TOSICS and Sándor ERDŐSI Jr, Metropolitan Research Institute,
Budapest (Hungary) with a contribution from Srna MANDIC (Slovenia)
Group of Specialists on Access to Housing, Directorate of Social Affairs and Health Social Policy Department, Council of Europe
Language: English
Available from:
http://www.coe.int/T/E/Social_cohesion/Social_policies/
04.Activities/1._Access_to_social_rights/2._Access_to_Housing/
Social Housing Management
Asset management in the Social Rented Sector. Policy and Practice in Europe and Australia (2006)
Edited by Vincent Gruis and Nico Niebour
Language: English
Available from: Kluwer Academic Publishers
Abstract: This book fills an important gap in housing research. While
recent changes in housing policies and markets pose significant
challenges for the development of asset management within the social
rented sector, this topic has hardly been covered in international
comparative research on housing. The book provides an overview of the
state-of-the-art of asset management practice in the social rented
sector in various countries. It contains some expiring examples of some
practitioners and consultants. It enables housing managers and
policymakers to place their approach in a wider perspective.
Furthermore, it provides insight into the impact of national housing
policy on the operations of social landlords, which can be used in
support of housing policy.
Housing Association Diversification in Europe: Profiles, Portfolios and Strategies (2006)
Taco Brandsen, Richard Farnell and Teresa Cardoso Ribeiro
Abstract: The report addresses questions raised
by the increasing involvement of social landlords in non-landlord
activities (NLA) and particularly regarding their relation to the
traditional activities and the organisational framework of social
landlords. The aims of the research project are threefold:
- to draw on the experiences from organisations working in different countries and encourage cross-national learning
- to develop a framework that will facilitate the selection of
appropriate and realistic portfolios of NLA for individual landlords
- to develop a practical method for embedding NLA within the overall organisation
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