Record Nr.

UNINA9910465107803321

Autore

Heijden Harry van der

Titolo

West European housing systems in a comparative perspective [[electronic resource] /] / Harry van der Heijden

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Amsterdam, The Netherlands, : IOS Press
Jaffalaan, The Netherlands, : OTB Research Institute for the Built Environment, Delft University of Technology, c2013

ISBN

1-299-33345-1

1-61499-195-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (250 p.)

Collana

Sustainable urban areas

Disciplina

363.5094

Soggetti

Housing - Europe, Western

Housing policy - Europe, Western

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally presented as author's doctoral thesis--Delft University of Technology, February 2013.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Title Page; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Introduction; Defining a housing system; Theoretical approaches to international comparative analysis; Introduction; The convergence theory; Structures of housing provision and Harloe's theory on the social rental sector; Divergence theory; Evaluation; Research methods; Objective and research questions; Data and selection of countries; Introduction to the articles; References; Housing policy in seven European countries. The role of politics in housing; Introduction; Exogenous factors: demographic change and socio-economic limitations

Housing construction policy Housing policy between 1970 and 1990; an overview; Housing policy in the 1970's; Housing policy in the 1980's; Concluding remarks; References; The private rental sector in Western Europe. Development since the Second World War and prospects for the future; Introduction; Characterization of the private rental sector; Developments of housing systems after the Second World War and consequences for the private rental sector; Similarities in developments; The decline of the private rental sector; Country-specific developments; The future of the private rental sector

References Universalistic, particularistic and middle way approaches to comparing the private rental sector; Introduction; Private renting; Universalistic and particularistic approaches to comparative research; Universalistic approach; Particularistic approach; Examples of universalism and particularism; Middle way: Between universalistic and particularistic approaches; Results; Conclusions; References; Western European housing systems and the impact of the international financial crisis; Introduction; The crisis; The impact of the crisis (a) macroeconomic and housing market responses

The impact of the crisis (b) policy responses: (1) finance system measures The impact of the crisis (b) policy responses: (2) housing system measures; Explanation for variations in impacts (a) the economics of housing market volatility; Explanations for variations in impacts (b) housing system approaches; Dynamic versus static housing systems: the theory; Dynamic housing systems; Static housing systems; Dynamic versus static housing systems: the application to several countries; The countries classified by type of housing system; Dynamic versus static housing systems: stabilizing factors

Owner-occupied housing sector Rental sector; Conclusions; References; Social rented housing in Western Europe. Developments and expectations; Introduction; A theoretical perspective on the development of the social rented sector: Convergence and divergence; Development of the policy context; Development of the position of the social rented sector in the housing market; The development of the character of the social rented sector and the consequences for the position of social landlords; The role of the social rented sector for various income categories

The trend of housing costs in the social rented sector

Record Nr.

UNINA9910692483803321

Titolo

Additional guidance for registering users of the on-line data collection tool [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa


[Washington, D.C.] : , : [Office for State and Local Domestic Preparedness Support], , [2000]

Collana

OSLDPS information bulletin ; ; no. 00-008

Soggetti

Emergency management - United States - States

Civil defense - United States - States