Tag: Housing

December 9, 2024

Urban Residence Housing and Social Transformations in Globalizing Ecuador

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Free Download Christien Klaufus, "Urban Residence: Housing and Social Transformations in Globalizing Ecuador "
English | ISBN: 0857453718 | 2012 | 330 pages | PDF | 12 MB
Riobamba and Cuenca, two intermediate cities in Ecuador, have become part of global networks through transnational migration, incoming remittances, tourism, and global economic connections. Their landscape is changing in several significant ways, a reflection of the social and urban transformations occurring in contemporary Ecuadorian society. Exploring the discourses and actions of two contrasting population groups, rarely studied in tandem, within these cities―popular-settlement residents and professionals in the planning and construction sector―this study analyzes how each is involved in house designs and neighborhood consolidation. Ideas, ambitions, and power relations come into play at every stage of the production and use of urban space, and as a result individual decisions about both house designs and the urban layout influence the development of the urban fabric. Knowledge about intermediate cities is crucial in order to understand current trends in the predominantly urban societies of Latin America, and this study is an example of needed interdisciplinary scholarship that contributes to the fields of urban studies, urban anthropology, sociology, and architecture.

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October 1, 2024

People and Buildings Comparative Housing Law (2)

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Free Download Michel Vols, "People and Buildings: Comparative Housing Law (2) "
English | ISBN: 9462368023 | 2018 | 202 pages | PDF | 1534 KB
Housing law has emerged as a distinct field in both academic legal studies and legal practice. This volume aims to unravel some common threads in the contemporary study of housing law and housing rights. Another objective is to provide a comparative perspective on housing law, the right to housing, and housing policies. The book draws on the work of scholars from various jurisdictions, such as Israel, Portugal, Australia, Switzerland, Indonesia, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. Consequently, a wide range of prominent issues in housing law are explored, including the concept of home in law, abandoned housing, strata title, the protection against eviction, and the right to choose one’s residence. "People and Buildings: Comparative Housing Law" is the second volume in the Studies in Housing Law series that seeks to examine the many facets of housing law from a variety of academic and professional perspectives. (Series: Studies in Housing Law, Vol. 2) [Subject: Civil Law, Public International Law, Comparative Housing Law]

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September 18, 2024

Public Housing That Worked New York in the Twentieth Century

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Free Download Nicholas Dagen Bloom, "Public Housing That Worked: New York in the Twentieth Century"
English | ISBN: 0812220676 | 2009 | 368 pages | PDF | 20 MB
When it comes to large-scale public housing in the United States, the consensus for the past decades has been to let the wrecking balls fly. The demolition of infamous projects, such as Pruitt-Igoe in St. Louis and the towers of Cabrini-Green in Chicago, represents to most Americans the fate of all public housing. Yet one notable exception to this national tragedy remains. The New York City Housing Authority, America’s largest public housing manager, still maintains over 400,000 tenants in its vast and well-run high-rise projects. While by no means utopian, New York City’s public housing remains an acceptable and affordable option.

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