Full Description
This foundational text on housing tenure, housing policy, homelessness, and housing in a global context has been thoroughly updated to reflect changes in the United States during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. This third edition delves into the complexities of housing and related issues, to provide a deep understanding of housing's relationship to national economic factors and housing policies. It features individual chapters authored by experts in the field, offering insights into the physical, social, psychological, economic, and policy dimensions affecting the current housing landscape both in the United States and internationally, while proposing solutions to the challenges presented. This book will appeal to faculty and students in a variety of housing- related courses, and is an essential resource for housing researchers, policymakers, and practitioners.
Contents
Editors' Introduction Section 1: Introduction 1. Current Trends in the U.S. Housing Market 2. Influences on Housing Choice 3. Housing and Racial and Ethnic Diversity 4. Housing and Immigration Section 2: Housing Tenure versus Homelessness 5. Homebuying and Homeownership 6. The Homebuilding Industry 7. The Housing Finance Industry 8. Housing Affordability 9. Homelessness Section 3: Housing Policy 10. Housing and Community 11. U.S. Federal Urban Housing Policy 12. Recessions and Homeownership Section 4: Special Topics in Housing 13. Military Housing 14. Housing and Aging 15. Home Environments and Health 16. Sustainable Housing 17. Housing and Disasters Section 5: Housing in a Global Context 18. Housing in Africa 19. Housing in Asia 20. Housing in Australia 21. Housing in Europe 22. Housing in South America 23. Global Housing Challenges in the Twenty-First Century
