A Decent Home - Planning, Building, and Preserving Affordable Housing (Hardcover)

What is a decent home? Does it simply provide shelter from the elements? Is it affordable enough that you can buy the other necessities of life? Does it connect you to a community with adequate social and economic resources? Noted housing expert Alan Mallach turns his decades of experience to these questions in "A Decent Home". Mallach's nuanced analysis of housing issues critical to communities across the country will help planners evaluate the housing situation in their own communities and formulate specific plans to address a variety of housing problems. The book is both a practical step-by-step guide to developing affordable housing and a sophisticated introduction to housing policy. Chapters address design, site selection, project approval, financing, and the history of housing policy in the United States. Planners will find useful information about inclusionary and exclusionary zoning, affordable housing preservation, and the risks and rewards of affordable-home-ownership programs. Mallach also connects the dots among regional economic competitiveness, quality of life, community revitalization, and affordable housing.

General

Imprint:	American Planning Association
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2009
First published:	2009
Authors:	Alan Mallach
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	384
ISBN-13:	978-1-932364-59-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > General Books > Earth & environment > Regional & area planning > Urban & municipal planning > General Promotions
LSN:	1-932364-59-5
Barcode:	9781932364590

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