Housing: The Essential Foundations

Housing: The Essential Foundations provides a comprehensive introduction to housing studies. This topical text is essential reading for students embarking on degree and diploma courses in housing surveying town planning and other related subjects. Professionals within these fields will also find the book valuable as a source of up-to-date information and data. Uniquely multi-disciplinary and including a wealth of illustrations and examples this book focuses on key topics which include: * equal opportunities and housing organisations * town planning and housing development * housing management design and development * economics of housing * management and organisation * environmental health and housing * property housing law policy-making and politics * housing policy and finance prior to and post Thatcherism * future policy issues under the Labour government post 1997 Throughout the authors stress the importance of housing market activity that accords with good planning practice legislation democratic decision-making economy and efficiency. In introducing the many diverse aspects of housing within a single volume this book provides the essential foundations for the study of this multi-disciplinary subject. Paul Balchin Gregory Bull Pauline Forrester David Isaac R.Shean McConnell John O'Leary Maureen Rhoden Jane Weldon all at Univeristy of Greenwich UK and Mark Pawlowski University