Housing and the urban environment a guide to housing design, renewal, and urban planning Barry Goodchild

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Looking ahead to the next decade, this book examines the kinds of dwellings likely to be needed, and considers key housing issues, including quality, design standards, urban-growth management, and a renewal of public housing. It provides a review of theory, research findings and trends for students and practitioners in the fields of housing management, town planning, urban studies and architecture.

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• Preface (p. v)
• Acknowledgments (p. vi)
• 1 Introduction (p. 1)
• Relation to the existing literature (p. 1)
• Methods of analysis (p. 3)
• From the concrete to the abstract (p. 9)
• 2 Aspects of Housing Quality (p. 14)
• A classification of house types (p. 14)
• The geometry of housing development (p. 25)
• Criteria of quality (p. 32)
• The analysis of user needs and preferences (p. 59)
• Conclusions (p. 78)
• 3 Regulatory Frameworks (p. 80)
• Minimum standards for the existing stock (p. 80)
• Standards for new housing (p. 96)
• Controls on rehabilitation and repair work (p. 119)
• Design controls in town planning (p. 119)
• Conclusions (p. 137)
• 4 The Renewal of Private Housing (p. 140)
• A summary of the historical background (p. 140)
• Slum clearance (p. 141)
• The assessment of renewal options (p. 147)
• The implementation of local renewal strategies (p. 153)
• Overcoming specific constraints (p. 169)
• Conclusions (p. 176)
• 5 The Renewal of 'Problem' Estates (p. 184)
• Definition of the problem (p. 184)
• The different dimensions of action (p. 187)
• Improving security (p. 189)
• The reduction of child densities (p. 196)
• Improving housing management (p. 198)
• Social balance (p. 207)
• Conclusions (p. 213)
• 6 The Management of Urban Growth (p. 219)
• The compact city as an aim of public policy (p. 219)
• The development of urban sites (p. 221)
• The search for higher densities (p. 237)
• The promotion of mixed use development (p. 247)
• Planning for urban growth (p. 256)
• Allocating land for local needs (p. 264)
• Conclusions (p. 268)
• 7 Homes For Today and the Future (p. 271)
• The strategies of 'futures research' (p. 271)
• Trend impact analysis (p. 272)
• Scenario analysis (p. 287)
• Conclusions (p. 298)
• References (p. 300)
• Index (p. 321)