Contemporary Housing Issues in a Globalized World |
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Author:
| Kenna, Padraic |
Series title: | Law, Property and Society Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-4724-1538-7 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2014 |
Publisher: | Ashgate Publishing Company
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $134.95 |
Book Description:
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This book examines and discusses key contemporary housing issues in the context of today's globalized housing systems. The book takes up the challenge of developing a new paradigm, working towards the possibility of an alternative future. Revolving around three constellations of writing by diverse contributors, each chapter sets out a clear and developed approach to contemporary housing issues. The major themes considered are: the crisis in mortgage market regulation; housing rights;...
More DescriptionThis book examines and discusses key contemporary housing issues in the context of today's globalized housing systems. The book takes up the challenge of developing a new paradigm, working towards the possibility of an alternative future. Revolving around three constellations of writing by diverse contributors, each chapter sets out a clear and developed approach to contemporary housing issues. The major themes considered are: the crisis in mortgage market regulation; housing rights; and an examination of responses to the decline and regeneration of inner cities, legal issues around squatting in developed economies, and changes in tenure patterns away from home-ownership..