Housing: The Essential Foundations - The Essential Foundations (Hardcover)

This work provides a comprehensive introduction to housing studies. Integrating contributions from across the spectrum of areas connected with housing, this multi-disciplinary, topical book is designed for students embarking on degree and diploma courses in housing, surveying, town planning and other related subjects. Professionals within these fields should also find the book useful as a source ofup-to-date information and data. Multi-disciplinary and including many illustrations and examples, this book focuses on key topics which include: equal opportunities and housing organizations; town planning and housing development; housing management, design and development; environmental health and housing; property, housing law, policy-making and politics; housing policy and finance prior to and post Thatcherism; and future policy issues under the new Labour government post 1997. Housing, often the largest item in personal expenditure, is humankind's most essential need after nourishment. Examining ways to satisfy this need, whether through an adequate provision of public or private investment or through mixed funding schemes, the authors stress the importance of housing market activity

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 1998
First published:	1998
Editors:	Paul Balchin • Maureen Rhoden
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	352
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-16007-0
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > Landscape art & architecture > City & town planning - architectural aspects Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > Welfare & benefit systems Books > Professional & Technical > Civil engineering, surveying & building > Structural engineering > Surveying > General
LSN:	0-415-16007-3
Barcode:	9780415160070

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