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This book examines the processes and relationships that underpin the delivery of new homes across the United Kingdom, focussing primarily on the land use planning system in England, the way that housing providers engage with that system, and how the processes of engagement are changing or might...
Published June 25th 2003 by Routledge
Series: Housing, Planning and Design Series
Housing in the European Countryside provides an overview of the housing pressures and policy challenges facing Europe, while highlighting critical differences. By drawing on contemporary research work of leading authors in the fields of housing studies, rural geography and planning, the book ...
Published December 18th 2002 by Routledge
Now in its fourth edition, this textbook has been completely revised to examine the current state of housing policy in the UK. Exploring developments in housing policy made since Labour's 1997 electoral victory, the book addresses current issues including the 'brownfield versus greenfield' debate;...
Published May 1st 2002 by Routledge
Radical changes in the design of housing in post-war Japan had numerous effects on the Japanese people. Public policy toward housing provision and the effects of escalating land prices in Tokyo and a few other very large cities in the country from the mid- to late 1970s onward are examined, but it...
Published March 27th 2002 by Routledge
This document describes the technical basis of BREDEM-12, the current annual version of the BRE Domestic Energy Model, including 2001 updates. This model estimates energy consumption in dwellings, including estimates for space heating, water heating, cooking, lights and appliances. The principles...
Published January 14th 2002 by IHS BRE Press
Understanding Housing Finance offers a distinctive introduction to the subject. Instead of discussing housing finance in accounting or economic terms, this book considers housing finance politically. It is finance that makes housing consumption, housing management and housing development possible....
Published August 22nd 2001 by Routledge
Series: Planning, History and Environment Series
Born of idealism, and once an icon of the Labour movement and pillar of the Welfare State, council housing is now nearing its end. But do its many failings outweigh its positive contributions to public health and wellbeing?Alison Ravetz here provides the first comprehensive and apolitical history...
Published June 27th 2001 by Routledge
Series: Clay’s Library of Health and the Environment
Environmental Health and Housing provides both students and professionals with comprehensive coverage of issues relating to both social and private housing. The book includes basic technical information for completing house surveys, detailed yet clear backgrounds to and explanations of applying...
Published May 23rd 2001 by Routledge
This book directly addresses the major planning debate of our time - the delivery and quality of new housing development. As pressure for new housing development in England increases, a widespread desire to improve the design of the resulting residential environments becomes evermore apparent with...
Published April 4th 2001 by Taylor & Francis
Series: Earthscan Tools for Community Planning
Growing numbers of residents are getting involved with professionals in shaping their local environment, and there is now a powerful range of methods available, from design workshops to electronic maps. The Community Planning Handbook is the essential starting point for all those involved -...
Published September 30th 1999 by Routledge
