Housing Policy

In this book, the author provides an analysis which spans the whole field from bricks and mortar to the impact of housing policy on health, care, crime, education and the economy as a whole. Practical insight into housing from a number of perspectives can be gained: economic, financial and political; social policy and welfare; construction and planning; environment and public health; and residents and communities. Series introduction 1 Perspectives on housing 2 Housing as history: the development of policy, tenure and Finance 3 Housing as bricks and mortar 4 Housing as home 5 Housing, health and social care 6 Housing as a service 7 Housing issues for the twenty-first century