Book Series in Architecture
Housing and Society Series
New & Published Titles:
Housing, Markets and Policy
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.…
read more2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-47779-6 (Routledge)
Housing and Health in Europe
The WHO LARES project
In this cross-disciplinary research David Ormandy and expert contributors explain the nature and development of the World Health Organization's study of housing across Europe. In-depth…
read more2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-47735-2 (Routledge)
The Hidden Millions
Homelessness in Developing Countries
This book explores the extent, causes and characteristics of homelessness in developing countries. Bringing together a major review of literature and empirical case studies, it…
read more2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-42672-5 (Routledge)
Housing, Care and Inheritance
Housing, Care and Inheritance draws on the author’s long-standing research into housing issues surrounding the ageing society, a phenomenon which is now a concern in…
read more2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-41548-4 (Routledge)
Housing and Social Transition in Japan
Bringing together a number of perspectives on the Japanese housing system, Housing and Social Transition in Japan provides a comprehensive, challenging and theoretically developed account…
read more2006 | Hardback: 978-0-415-38361-5 (Routledge)
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Housing Transformations
Shaping the Space of Twenty-First Century Living
Drawing together a wide range of literature, this original book combines social theory with elements from the built environment disciplines to provide insight into how…
read more2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-33619-2 (Routledge)
Housing and Social Policy
Contemporary Themes and Critical Perspectives
This topical book transforms the analysis of housing problems into a lively, interesting and contentious subject of social scientific study, addressing themes of residential experience,…
read more2005 | Paperback: 978-0-415-28367-0 (Routledge)
Gentrification in a Global Context
Gentrification, a process of class neighbourhood upgrading, is being identified in a broader range of urban contexts throughout the world. This book throws new light… read more2005 | Paperback: 978-0-415-32951-4 (Routledge)
Urban Poverty, Housing and Social Change in China
Economic reform in China has resulted in a widening gap between the rich and the poor, and urban poverty has emerged as a key factor… read more2004 | Hardback: 978-0-415-30738-3 (Routledge)
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Housing and Social Change
East-West Perspectives
This wide-ranging exploration of the key contemporary relationships between social change and housing is both policy-oriented and theoretical, drawing on a group of internationally-respected academics.… read more2003 | Paperback: 978-0-415-27332-9 (Routledge)
Series Details:
This series aims to situate housing within its wider social, political and economic context at both national and international level. In doing so it will draw on the full range of social science disciplines and on mainstream debate on the nature of contemporary social change. The books are intended to appeal to an international academic audience as well as to practitioners and policymakers – to be theoretically informed and policy relevant.
Forthcoming Titles:
Women and Housing: An International Analysis
Edited by Patricia Kennett, Kam-Wah Chan
To be published November 26th 2010
Affluence, Mobility and Second Home Ownership
By Chris Paris
To be published September 14th 2010