1st Edition
Housing Development Theory, Process and Practice
426 Pages
by
Routledge
426 Pages
by
Routledge
Previously knowledge about housing has been available only from widely disparate sources focused on the traditional disciplines of construction, design, building control, planning, economics, sociology and psychology, leaving scope for a fresh holistic overview of how the separate inputs into the housing development process actually interact in practice. Housing Development brings together... Read more
Part 1: Introduction 1. Aims, Scope and Structure of the Book Part 2: The Political Economy of Housing Development 2. Historical, Demographic and Spatial Perspectives 3. Housing Need, Housing Demand and Housing Supply 4. The Private House-Building Industry in Great Britain 5. Affordable Housing and the Role of Government Part 3: Steps in the Housing Development Process 6. Planning and Land Acquisition 7. Site Appraisal and Residential Estate Layout 8. Dwelling Construction and Design 9. Finance, Procurement and Marketing of Housing Part 4: Contemporary Practice in Housing Development 10. Sustainable Development and Urban Capacity Solutions 11. Refurbishment and Conversion for Residential Use 12. Housing Development in Europe and Overseas 13. Innovation and Emerging Trends in Housing Production Part 5: Conclusions and Appendices 14. Reflections and Future Challenges
Biography
Andrew Golland is Senior Research Fellow and Ron Blake is Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Residential Development, at Nottingham Trent University.
