In architecture, the intentions behind decisions made in policy, design or by user intervention, even though altruistically conceived, can and frequently do lead to unintended negative consequences (UNCs). The thesis addresses these problems arising from decisions affecting occupants of social housing in Glasgow, United Kingdom. Through a chronological historical review in Volume 1, the work identifies both the instruments of decision-making and the underlying political culture with evidence of UNCs gleaned from archival sources. A series of case studies with varying typologies, histories,...

In architecture, the intentions behind decisions made in policy, design or by user intervention, even though altruistically conceived, can and frequently do lead to unintended negative consequences (UNCs). The thesis addresses these problems arising from decisions affecting occupants of social housing in Glasgow, United Kingdom. Through a chronological historical review in Volume 1, the work identifies both the instruments of decision-making and the underlying political culture with evidence of UNCs gleaned from archival sources. A series of case studies with varying typologies, histories,...