Housing in the European Countryside : Rural Pressure and Policy in Western Europe

ISBN-13: 9780415288422 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 280 str.

Nick Gallent; Mark Shucksmith; Mark Tewdwr-Jones

Opis

There are many facets of housing pressure in rural areas, not all of which are the consequences of economic or market forces. Changing demographics and migration, cultural and societal attitudes towards rural and urban living and property acquisition, land use planning regulatory controls, the difficulty of securing affordable housing provision, a desirability for urban containment and countryside protection, the decline of traditional rural employment, the closure or absence of rural services, community uncertainty and social exclusion, and the constant environmental and social pressure placed on rural areas by tourism and economic development, will each affect the prosperity of rural dwellers and affect rural space and residential property. Many of these issues will be evident in most countries; other countries may experience one set of pressure problems.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Theories and Levels of Comparative Analysis  Part 1: Cohesive, Cultures, Regulatory Regimes  3. Norway  4. Sweden  5. The Netherlands  6. France  Part 2: Atomistic Cultures, Laissez-Faire Regimes  7. Italy  8. Spain  9. Ireland  Part 3: Divisive Cultures, Unstable Regimes  10. England  11. Scotland  12. Wales  13. Housing Pressure in the European Countryside: A Power Regime Perspective  14. Conclusions

O autorze

Nick Gallent is a Senior Lecturer in Planning at the Bartlett School of Planning, University College London. His principal research interests include: UK housing policy, housing and the planning system and planning and affordable housing. Mark Shucksmith is Professor of Land Economy, University of Aberdeen and Co-Director, Arkleton Centre for Rural Development Research, University of Aberdeen. He is Programme Adviser, Joseph Rowntree Foundation "Action in Rural Areas" programme, and Programme Chair, World Rural Sociology Congress 2004 and Executive Member of IRSA. Mark Tewdwr-Jones is Reader in Spatial Planning and Governance at the Bartlett School of Planning, University College London. His main interests are in the fields of planning, government and politics.