Housing Contemporary Ireland

Declan Redmond

ISBN 10: 1402056737 / ISBN 13: 9781402056734

Editore: Springer Netherlands, Springer Netherlands Feb 2007, 2007

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Neuware -This book, the first comprehensive, accessible review of housing in Ireland for many years, introduces key housing developments and also reports on the findings of the latest research on the transformation of the sector in the past decade. Topics include:the impact of the house price boom on wealth and affordabilitythe urban renewal schemes and private rented housingthe management of social housingthe accommodation of Travellers and homeless peoplerural housing policy and politics.During the past decade, Ireland¿s economic growth has attracted international attention. This book analyses the consequences of that growth on housing and serves as a primer to other countries on the complexities of delivering sustainable housing solutions in the face of economic success.As such, this book will be of interest to students, practitioners and policy-makers involved in the housing field worldwide and to anyone who wishes to learn more about the causes and effects of Ireland¿s recent housing boom.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 456 pp. Englisch.

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• Titolo: Housing Contemporary Ireland
• Editore: Springer Netherlands, Springer Netherlands Feb 2007
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1402056737
• ISBN 13: 9781402056734
• Rilegatura: Buch
• Condizione: Neu

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Riassunto

This book, the first comprehensive, accessible review of housing in Ireland for many years, introduces key housing developments and also reports on the findings of the latest research on the transformation of the sector in the past decade. Topics include:

-the impact of the house price boom on wealth and affordability
-the urban renewal schemes and private rented housing
-the management of social housing
-the accommodation of Travellers and homeless people
-rural housing policy and politics.

During the past decade, Ireland’s economic growth has attracted international attention. This book analyses the consequences of that growth on housing and serves as a primer to other countries on the complexities of delivering sustainable housing solutions in the face of economic success.

As such, this book will be of interest to students, practitioners and policy-makers involved in the housing field worldwide and to anyone who wishes to learn more about the causes and effects of Ireland’s recent housing boom.

Informazioni sull?autore

Michelle Norris is a lecturer in the School of Applied Social Science at University College Dublin. She has research interests in housing and social policy and has published widely on issues such as regeneration, mixed tenure, housing and planning and social housing. Prior to taking her post in UCD she was the Director of the Centre for Housing Research, which is the national institute for research and training in housing.

Declan Redmond is a lecturer in the School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Policy and is currently the Deputy Head of the School. He has research interests in social housing policy, affordability, urban planning and regional development. He is currently involved in a number research projects on social housing regeneration, housing affordability and regional development. He was on the board of one of Irelands largest housing associations for nearly a decade.