1st Edition
Public Housing Current Trends and Future Developments
Preface. 1. The Changing Public Sector John English 2. Social Polarisation and Housing Provision Alan Murie 3. The Residualisation of Council Housing in Inner London 1971–81 Chris Hamnett and Bill Randolph 4. The Financial Aspects of Change David McCulloch 5. Privatisation, Marginality and Council Housing Ray Forrest 6. The Effect of Sales on the Public Sector in Scotland Michael Foulis 7. Trends in Housing Management David Clapham 8. The Declining Fortunes of Social Rented Housing in Europe Michael Harloe 9. The New Face of Public Housing David Clapham. Bibliography. Index.
Biography
David Clapham is Honorary Professor of Housing and Urban Studies at the University of Glasgow in Scotland. He was previously Professor at the Universities of Cardiff and Reading. He has been editor and associate editor of the journal Housing Theory and Society for over 15 years and has also been associated with the International Journal of Housing Studies and Urban Studies. He has published widely in a wide range of international journals and is the author of books including The Meaning of Housing, Remaking Housing Policy and Inhabitation in Nature. David is a sociologist, but has undertaken many multi-disciplinary research studies in the social sciences. His most recent interest is in breaking down the barriers between social and other sciences.
John English was, at the time of original publication, Lecturer in Social Policy, Paisley College.
