1st Edition

Critical Realism and Housing Research

By Julie Lawson Copyright 2006
288 Pages 36 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

320 Pages 36 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

288 Pages 36 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Since the nineteenth century various housing solutions have evolved, such as sprawling Australian home ownership and compact Dutch social rental housing. This phenomenon cannot be adequately explained with simple descriptions of key events, politics and housing outcomes.  Critical Realism and Housing Studies pushes debate forward, arguing that a new ontological perspective is... Read more

1. Introduction  Part 1: Ontology, Methodology, Conceptual Issues  2. Ontology Matters  3. Methodology and Comparative Research  4. Alternative Theories for the Composition and Dynamics of Housing Provision  5. Postulating an Explanation for Housing Divergence  Part 2: Diverging Housing Solutions: The Case Study Evidence  6. Explaining Divergent Tenure Patterns and Urban Form - The Australian Case of Low Density Home Ownership  7. Explaining Divergent Tenure Patterns and Urban for Part Three  Part 3: Summary and Conclusions  8. Explaining and Comparing Housing 'Solutions'

Biography

Lawson, Julie