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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910792043403321
• Autore: Heijden Harry van der
• 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
• 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