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Home truths : fixing Canada's housing crisis / Carolyn Whitzman.
Lippincott Library HD7305.A3 W45 2024
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Whitzman, Carolyn, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Housing--Canada.
- Housing.
- Physical Description:
- 276 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Vancouver : On Point Press, an imprint of UBC Press, [ 2024]
- Summary:
- "Hundreds of thousands of Canadians exist on the edge. Renters fear eviction, homeowners feel trapped, and both are vulnerable to becoming homeless with a single stroke of misfortune. Unaffordable housing in Canada is tearing communities apart as long-time residents seek affordable housing elsewhere and businesses shutter because they cannot find staff who can afford to live nearby. For two generations, Canadians have watched affordable housing vanish while other nations have been tackling the problem. In Home Truths, housing expert Carolyn Whitzman reviews the decades of policy that have gotten us into this mess and shows how all levels of government can work together to provide affordable housing where it is needed. Her compelling arguments for policy solutions are backed by ideas from researchers, planners, politicians, developers, and housing advocates at home and abroad. Home Truths addresses Canada's crisis from all sides, including exploring what adequate housing looks like, providing ideas on how to resolve homelessness, explaining why non-market housing is crucial for Canada, and showing how and why to tackle ever-growing wealth disparities between renters and those who own. This is the book that Canadians need to understand, confront, and solve our housing crisis."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- What Is a Home?
- How Did We Get in This Mess?
- Who's in Charge?
- Who Needs What Homes Where, at What Cost?
- Can Canada End Homelessness?
- Why Start with Nonmarket Housing?
- Can Housing Become Abundant Again?
- How Can Renters Have the Same Rights as Owners?
- Is There a Future for Affordable Home Ownership?
- Who Should Pay?
- What Can We Do?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Whitzman, Carolyn. Home truths.
- ISBN:
- 0774890703
- 9780774890700
- OCLC:
- 1430499225
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