Transforming Settlement in Southern Africa
Transforming Settlement in Southern Africa

Author: de Wet Chris de Wet

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Published: 2020-03-31

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 1474400442

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This volume examines the ways in which changing political and economic processes impact upon patterns of population movement and settlement. It focuses on the southern African region as it has moved from the experiments of the early independence era, through civil war and refugee flight, into the current era characterised by globalization and the demise of apartheid. Focused case studies from across the region deal with specific aspects of these transformations and their policy implications.

Remaking Housing Policy
Remaking Housing Policy

Author: David Clapham

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-08-06

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 1317272978

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Breaking the country-specific boundaries of traditional housing policy books, Remaking Housing Policy is the first introductory housing policy textbook designed to be used by students all around the world. Starting from first principles, readers are guided through the objectives behind government housing policy interventions, the tools and mechanisms deployed and the outcomes of the policy decisions. A range of international case studies from Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas illustrate the book’s general principles and demonstrate how different regimes influence policy. The rise of the neo-classical discourse of market primacy in housing has left many countries with an inappropriate mix of state and market processes with major interventions that do not achieve what they were intended to do. Remaking Housing Policy goes back to basics to show what works and what doesn’t and how policy can be improved for the future. Remaking Housing Policy provides readers with a comprehensive introduction to the objectives and mechanisms of social housing. This innovative international textbook will be suitable for academics, housing students and those on related courses across geography, planning, property and urban studies.

New Approaches for Sustainable & Resilient Processes and Products of Social Housing Development in the Arabian Gulf Countries
New Approaches for Sustainable & Resilient Processes and Products of Social Housing Development in the Arabian Gulf Countries

Author: Khaled Galal Ahmed

Publisher: Frontiers Media SA

Published: 2023-10-16

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 2832534147

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Social housing has been a forefront research topic especially from its economic and socio-cultural factors. The nature of social housing in the Arabian Gulf Countries has been distinctive in its approach with usually generous areas and urban sprawl designs. Recently, most of these Arabian Gulf Countries have gone through profound transformation in their social and housing paradigms influenced by their sustainability adopted agendas. Still, scholarly documentation and analysis of the processes and products of these transformed paradigms are largely missing, or at least fragmented. So, there is a desperate need to boost research work in this field as related to each city/country in this region, with largely expected mutual effects that these experiences might have on each other and on the global debate about sustainable and resilient social housing as a whole.

Sustainable Communities and Urban Housing
Sustainable Communities and Urban Housing

Author: Montserrat Pareja-Eastaway

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2016-12-08

Total Pages: 287

ISBN-13: 1317433718

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Since the start of the twenty-first century, urban communities have faced increasing challenges in housing affordability, with environmental issues causing additional concern. It is clear that changes to urban housing are needed to enhance the resilience of cities and improve the economic, social and physical well-being of residents. This book provides a comparative cross-national perspective on urban housing and sustainability in Europe, exploring the key barriers and drivers associated with sustainable urban development and community regeneration. Country-specific chapters allow for easy comparison, with each summarizing how sustainable housing operates in the country in question, before going on to discuss the key barriers and drivers at play. This book brings a sustainability perspective to the comparative housing literature which frequently fails to integrate the social, economic and environmental pillars of sustainability. The book outlines many of the changes that professionals and residents will need to make to their practices and cultures in order to enhance housing resilience. Students, researchers and professionals with an interest in sustainable housing creation and regeneration will find this book an invaluable reference.

Brick by Brick (Volume 2) Better Housing Policies in the Post-COVID-19 Era
Brick by Brick (Volume 2) Better Housing Policies in the Post-COVID-19 Era

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2023-06-07

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9264841660

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Expanding on the findings of Brick by Brick: Better Housing Policies, this second volume delves into key trends shaping housing policies in the post-COVID-19 era. The first chapter provides an overview and discusses the need to monitor the pandemic's impacts on housing affordability, address the energy crisis through low-carbon housing initiatives, maintain financial resilience amid fluctuating housing cycles, and facilitate the reshaping of housing markets in response to remote work and environmental concerns.

Congressional Record
Congressional Record

Author: United States. Congress

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

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The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)