Synopses & Reviews
The result of a conference organized to address problems raised by the housing crisis of the 1980s, this volume brings together academic and professional housing experts representing a variety of disciplines and political The essays evaluate the nation's housing stock and assess progress toward reaching national housing goals, address the issue of specialism and the problems of groups with special housing needs, and examine the range of policies aimed at meeting the housing needs of those for whom the market fails to offer acceptable options.
The result of a conference organized to address problems raised by the housing crisis of the 1980s, this volume brings together academic and professional housing experts representing a variety of disciplines and political perspectives. Their papers fall into three major groups. Those in the first group are concerned with establishing criteria for evaluating the nation's housing stock and assessing progress toward reaching national housing goals. A second set addresses the issue of specialism and the problems of groups with special housing needs, while the final section examines the range of policies aimed at meeting the housing needs of those for whom the market fails to offer acceptable options. The result is a major contribution to the ongoing dialogue regarding the needs of those for whom adequate housing is not currently available.
Synopsis
The result of a conference organized to address problems raised by the housing crisis of the 1980s, this volume brings together academic and professional housing experts representing a variety of disciplines and political The essays evaluate the nation's housing stock and assess progress toward reaching national housing goals, address the issue of specialism and the problems of groups with special housing needs, and examine the range of policies aimed at meeting the housing needs of those for whom the market fails to offer acceptable options.
Synopsis
The result of a conference organized to address problems raised by the housing crisis of the 1980s, this volume brings together academic and professional housing experts representing a variety of disciplines and political perspectives. Their papers fall into three major groups. Those in the first group are concerned with establishing criteria for evaluating the nation's housing stock and assessing progress toward reaching national housing goals. A second set addresses the issue of specialism and the problems of groups with special housing needs, while the final section examines the range of policies aimed at meeting the housing needs of those for whom the market fails to offer acceptable options. The result is a major contribution to the ongoing dialogue regarding the needs of those for whom adequate housing is not currently available.
Synopsis
This volume brings together academic and professional housing experts to evaluate the nation's housing stock, address the issue of specialism and the problems of groups with special housing needs, and examine the range of policies aimed at meeting the housing needs of those for whom the market fails to offer acceptable options.
Table of Contents
Housing Quality: Measurement and Progress
Recent Trends in Housing Quality and Affordability: A Reassessment
The Pitfalls of Specialism: Special Groups and the General Problem of Housing
Women and Shelter: Needs and Issues
Social Issues and the Future of Fair Housing
Reassessing Shelter Assistance: The Interrelationship between Welfare and Housing Programs
The Changing Structure of Housing Finance in the United States
Rentals, Condos, and Co-ops: Which Gives More Bang for the Government Bucks
Linkage: Tying Downtown Development to Community Housing Needs
Subsidized Housing at Risk: The Social Costs of Private Ownership
Community-Based Housing in Massachusetts: Lessons and Limits of the State's Support System
A Progressive Housing Program for America
Shelter Poverty in Boston: Problem and Program
Bibliography
Index