Eastern European Housing Policy
Large Housing Estates in Hungary: Overview of developments and problems in Budapest and Nyiregyhaza (2005)
Sandor Erdosi, Eva Gerohazi, Nora Teller and Ivan Tosics
Language: English
Available from: http://www.eukn.org/eukn/themes/Urban_Policy/Housing/Housing_management/Large-housing-estates-in-Hungary_1008.html
Abstract:
The study examines two estates in two cities of Hungary, an overview of developments and problems in Havanna and Josavaros housing estates in view of physical, social and economic aspects. The study analyses the common and different issues between the estates and the most relevant issues in connection with the sustainability in technical, environmental and social terms. In the context of EU accession the problem of housing estates can be considered as one of the largest and most concrete challenge for the near future in post-socialist countries. The question to be answered is: how is it possible to manage the renewal process and partly downsize the large housing estates which are fulfilling some kind of sustainablility criteria, but are almost totally privatised. How can this be carried out without downsizing the already decresing cities, i.e. without giving a further push to suburbanisation?
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
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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/
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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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