Marijoan Bull, Alina Gross

Housing in America

An Introduction

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Housing in America provides a broad overview of the field of housing, with the objective of fostering an informed and engaged citizenry. The evolution of housing norms and policy is explored in a historical context while underscoring the human and cultural dimensions of housing program choices.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 2 ed
• Seitenzahl: 298
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Dezember 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 592g
• ISBN-13: 9781032183381
• ISBN-10: 1032183381
• Artikelnr.: 65899059

Autorenporträt

Marijoan Bull, PhD, AICP is a practicing urban planner and Emerita Associate Professor of Geography, Planning, and Sustainability at Westfield State University, USA. In her career of over 35 years, she has focused on making urban planning the work of all and engaging the public in the design of a just and sustainable future. Alina Gross, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Geography, Planning, and Sustainability at Westfield State University, USA, where she teaches students the importance of community inclusion in the context of becoming effective planners and engaged citizens. Her teaching, research, and planning work focus on housing, public participation, and social equity issues within the field of planning.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Unique Qualities of Housing 2. Housing and Culture 3. Framing Housing:
Disciplinary Approaches and Ideologies 4. History of Federal Involvement in
Housing 5. Housing and Discrimination 6. Housing Needs, Affordability, and
Federal Responses 7. Housing and Opportunity 8. Housing and the Economy 9.
Public Housing 10. State and Local Housing Initiatives 11. Rental Housing
in America 12. People Experiencing Homelessness 13. Community Development
Corporations 14. Housing, Sustainability, and Climate Change 15.
Conclusion