Housing Transformations : Shaping the Space of Twenty-First Century Living

ISBN-13: 9780415336185 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 303 str.

Bridget Franklin

Opis

The turn of the century has seen a proliferation of concepts and models in relation to the development of new residential environments in the UK. "Housing Transformations "describes these concepts and models and accounts for their emergence at the present time, at the conjuncture of a particular set of cultural, social, economic and political circumstances. Franklin explains the variety and nature of the built form, and tries to achieve a greater insight into how and why we build places and dwell in spaces that are at once contradictory, confining, liberating and illuminating. The shaping and re-shaping of the built environment derives from the intersection of locality and timing: the structural context, the mediating role of institutions and organizations, and the actions and proclivities of individuals. The author includes numerous case studies to show the background to provide specific examples of contemporary conditions. Housing Transformations will appeal to all those in the built environment disciplines, as well as to those in other social science fields with an interest in housing and residential environments.

Recenzje

" A serious and important addition to the [housing] literature." - Housing Studies

Spis treści

List of Figures  Acknowledgements  List of Abbreviations  Introduction  Part 1: Theory, Concept and Practice  1. Towards a Contextual Approach  2. Unsettling Structures: Insecurity and Change in a Globalised Society  3. The Institutional Framework: Powers, Policies and Procedures  4. Agency and Action: Negotiation, Influence and Resistance  5. The Built Form: Design and Discourse  Part 2: Issues, Projects and Processes  6. Revisioning the Village  7. Monuments Made Good  8. Settings of Structured Dependency  9. Constructing City Lifestyles  10. Alternative Modes of Dwelling  Part 3: Conclusion  11. Making Connections  References  Index

O autorze

Bridget Franklin is Lecturer in Housing in the School of City and Regional Planning at Cardiff University. She has written and researched extensively on a range of topics in housing studies.