Housing : socioeconomic, availability and development issues / Edward P. Hammond and Alex D. Noyes, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hammond, Edward P.

Noyes, Alex D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Housing--Case studies.

Housing.

Housing--Economic aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (243 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A house generally refers to a shelter or building that is a dwelling or place for habitation by human beings. The term includes many kinds of dwellings ranging from rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes to high-rise apartment buildings. This book presents the rapid growth of urban areas in most of the developed countries and it compares the international perspectives on public housing by comparing policies used in various countries.

Contents:

Intro

Housing: Socioeconomic, Availability and Development Issues

Contents

Preface

Three Models of Public Housing in the 20th Century: Cases in the U.S., China and Singapore

Introduction

Public Housing in the United States

Public Housing in China

Public Housing in Singapore

Discussions

References

Housing, Amenity and Spatial Economic Growth of a Small Open Interregional Economy

Abstract

1. Introduction

2. The Multi-Region Trade Model with Capital Accumulation

3. Spatial Equilibrium and Existence of Equilibrium by Simulation

4. Regional Technological Changes

5. Changes in the Rate of Interest, the Preference and the Transportation Conditions

6. Conclusion

Appendix

Keep Out?: Housing, Social and Physical Environments of Neighborhoods Bordering Major Cities and their Suburbs

Keep Out: Building and Reinforcing Barriers

Data and Methods

Results

Discussion

The Outcomes of Housing Privatisation in South Africa: The Case of Mangaung (Bloemfontein)

Housing Privatisation and Housing Outcomes: The Literature

State Housing and Housing Privatisation in South Africa

The Outcome of Housing Privatisation Processes in Mangaung

Conclusion

A Web Spatial Decision Support System for Housing Evaluation in Urban Renovating Projects

The Motivation and the Main Objectives of the Study

Attributes to Characterize the Housing QCL

The Web-Based Spatial Decision Support System

Application to a Real World Case Study: Coimbra Downtown Renovation

...But Most Buildings are Already There: Basic Starting Points for Environmental Management in the Housing Sector

Most Buildings are Already There.

Buildings are Flow Pumps

What's the Scope and Focus of the Challenge?

When is the Field of Options Large?

What Measures can be Taken in a Situation of Opportunity?

Whose is the Challenge?

From Goal Conflicts to Situations of Opportunity

Homeward Bound and Homeless: The Challenge of Those Returning Home after Incarceration

Housing as a Basic Human Need

Does Earthquake Risk Influence the Quality of Life in Japan?

2. Compensating Differentials in Housing and Labor Markets, and Construction of the QOLI

3. The Interregional Variation of Social Costs of Earthquakes and Earthquake Insurance

4. Conclusion

Note

Hedging Housing Risk

Indexed Building Savings

Engineering a Suitable Saving Plan

Home Equity Insurance

Index-Linked Mortgages

Rent or Buy?

Mortgage Design and Credit Quality

Housing Influences Research Results and Animal Welfare in Golden Hamsters (Mesocricetus Auratus): The Influence of Size and Structure of Shelters on the Behaviour

1. Influence of a Running Wheel

2. Cage Size

3. Bedding Depth

Methods

Acknowledgements

Housing and Breeding of Pet and Companion Animals: A Need for More Welfare and Research?

The Growing Importance of Pet and Companion Animals

Animal Welfare in Housing of Pet Animals - Where Are Problems?

Animal Welfare in Breeding of Pet Animals - Where Are Problems?

Information and Education on Housing of Pet Animals - An Important Task

Animal Welfare Regulations and Recommendations on Pet and Companion Animals - Gaps and Improvements

Research on Housing and Breeding of Pet Animals - Gaps and Challenges

Literature

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-60876-747-7