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- Retired lecturer on housing, planning, architecture and social policy. PhD compared architects' images of the users ... moreRetired lecturer on housing, planning, architecture and social policy. PhD compared architects' images of the users of social housing with the experiences of occupiers. The analysis of the architects' design processes has given rise to a the sub-discipline of constraint studies. Also extensive writing on women and the city, the meaning of home, housing policy, the social obligations of resign professionals.edit
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Contributions from town planning, transport, housing, architecture, and the social sciences, offer a feminist perspective on women's lives in contemporary cities. The book acknowledges women's positive as well as negative... more
Contributions from town planning, transport, housing, architecture, and the social sciences, offer a feminist perspective on women's lives in contemporary cities. The book acknowledges women's positive as well as negative experiences in their roles as workers, ...
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La presente obra ha sido editada con la ayuda del Instituto de la Mujer Queda rigurosamente prohibida, sin la autorización escrita de los titulares del copyright bajo las sanciones establecidas en las leves, la reproducción total o... more
La presente obra ha sido editada con la ayuda del Instituto de la Mujer Queda rigurosamente prohibida, sin la autorización escrita de los titulares del copyright bajo las sanciones establecidas en las leves, la reproducción total o parcial de esta obra por cualquier medio o ...
There is a widely-held belief that one of the major ‘problems’ with housing is the construction industry, that if only this industry were better organised and more efficient the housing problem could be solved. This was the view of the... more
There is a widely-held belief that one of the major ‘problems’ with housing is the construction industry, that if only this industry were better organised and more efficient the housing problem could be solved. This was the view of the 1964 Labour government with its emphasis on technology and rationalisation, and the idea resurfaces from time to time when the housing problem is discussed. This can be interpreted as yet another ideological view, a failure or unwillingness to recognise that it is the economic system which is at the root of the problem. We shall show in this chapter that it is this economic system too which creates many of the problems in the building industry: the uneven flow of work, the fact that the less socially useful building types generate greater profits than housing, the skewed distribution of sizes of firm, the suppression of trade union activity and so on.
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The largest minority tenure, and the only one widely recognised in the government’s statistics, is the privately rented sector. This is a shrinking sector, from around 90 per cent in the early years of this century, to 61 per cent in 1947... more
The largest minority tenure, and the only one widely recognised in the government’s statistics, is the privately rented sector. This is a shrinking sector, from around 90 per cent in the early years of this century, to 61 per cent in 1947 and 15 per cent in 1976.
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Book reviews : Housing Policy D. Donnison and C. Ungerson Penguin Books, 1982 The Future of Council Housing J. English (ed) Croom Helm, 1982 The Collective Housing Handbook S. Eno and D. Treanor Laurieston Hall Publications, 1982 Owner Occupation in Britain S. Merrett and F. Gray Routledge and Ke...more
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A number of professional groups are directly or indirectly employed in the provision of housing. In this chapter we discuss architecture, town planning, housing management, housing research and the legal profession. We also take a... more
A number of professional groups are directly or indirectly employed in the provision of housing. In this chapter we discuss architecture, town planning, housing management, housing research and the legal profession. We also take a critical look at the housing pressure group Shelter.
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ABSTRACT Jane Darke, artist and filmmaker, lives on a beach. She collects and records debris that wash in. She also paints them, letting thus chance influence her work. She also paints the beach, a ‘pale world’ she insists, defined by... more
ABSTRACT Jane Darke, artist and filmmaker, lives on a beach. She collects and records debris that wash in. She also paints them, letting thus chance influence her work. She also paints the beach, a ‘pale world’ she insists, defined by ‘transience’ and ‘interconnectedness’. She writes and makes films about the beach and understands her work as ‘celebration’, seeking a balance between the subject of the work and her own meaning-creating emphasis.
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Review: Postmodern Urbanism, the Natural and Built Environment Series 9. Controlling Development: Certainty and Discretion in Europe, the USA and Hong Kong, Cultures of Consumption: Masculinities and Social Space in Late Twentieth-Century Britain, a Tale of Two Cities: Global Change, Local Feelin...more
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We have argued that there is a deepening housing crisis. Despite the apparent complacency of successive governments who see the expansion of owner-occupation as the main plank of housing policy we have tried to show that many people are... more
We have argued that there is a deepening housing crisis. Despite the apparent complacency of successive governments who see the expansion of owner-occupation as the main plank of housing policy we have tried to show that many people are badly housed and that some people are without any accommodation which they can call their own. The evidence points to more and more people becoming homeless yet there is talk of the excess of dwellings over households. The prevailing approach is to deny the growing numbers without a decent home. It is necessary for policy-makers to hide the steady rise in homelessness and institutionalisation because they can only manage to keep control in the crisis provided that the boat is not rocked too forcefully.
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One of the contradictions of housing in a capitalist society is that whilst some households struggle to find a roof to give minimal shelter, others live in highly serviced and centrally heated luxury with more space than they require. The... more
One of the contradictions of housing in a capitalist society is that whilst some households struggle to find a roof to give minimal shelter, others live in highly serviced and centrally heated luxury with more space than they require. The basic issue of differentials in ability to achieve space and shelter lies at the root of the housing problem which is itself an aspect of differential rewards within a class society and a market economy. In this chapter we wish to extend the discussion of housing beyond the four walls of the dwelling however and consider the implications of house location.
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This country has a major housing problem. Yet housing has not figured as an important issue in recent political debates and manifestos, and the majority of people seem relatively content with their homes. The housing problem has not... more
This country has a major housing problem. Yet housing has not figured as an important issue in recent political debates and manifestos, and the majority of people seem relatively content with their homes. The housing problem has not disappeared; it has been submerged. Many people still face severe difficulties in getting a house or live in unacceptable conditions. These same people in poor housing usually face other difficulties sometimes associated directly with their housing: illness and poor education for the children, or difficulties which reflect the unequal distribution of power and wealth within our society. In short, housing problems reflect the problems of capitalism, which accepts an underclass of the deprived.
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Part 1 Overview of the organization of the housing services: reasons for change since 1969 management initiatives additional techniques to assist change. Part 2 Decentralization, Ian Colie and Kath Windle: decentralizing bureaucracies why... more
Part 1 Overview of the organization of the housing services: reasons for change since 1969 management initiatives additional techniques to assist change. Part 2 Decentralization, Ian Colie and Kath Windle: decentralizing bureaucracies why decentralizaton? the experience of decentralization conflict between diversity and uniformity the importance of organizational culture. Part 3 Equal opportunities in housing, Jane Darke: legal position definitions evidence of discrimination service delivery - ethnic minorities, women disabled people unacceptable behaviour by housing workers employment issues. Part 4 Delivery of services: the basis of the landlord/tenant relationship service delivery problems and solutions for the elderly. Part 5 Homelessness: availability of stock definition of homelessness the variety and interpretation and practice good practice and clarification of the Code of Guidance housing options. Part 6 Participation and power in housing: definition of participation the la...
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List of Tables and Figures Foreword: Baroness Helena Kennedy QC Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors Women and the City S.Ledwith, J.Darke, & R.Woods Gender, Crime and Community B.Campbell Five Voices from South Side Chicago:... more
List of Tables and Figures Foreword: Baroness Helena Kennedy QC Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors Women and the City S.Ledwith, J.Darke, & R.Woods Gender, Crime and Community B.Campbell Five Voices from South Side Chicago: Health Care Experiences for Elderly African-American Women S.Harper Homeless Women and Health Advocacy in Inner City Liverpool S.Graham-Jones & S.Reilly Concentration, Marginalization and Exclusion: Women's Housing Needs and the City R.Woods The Family Friendly Workplace? British and European Perspectives L.Doherty, S.Manfredi & H.Rollin Women, Transport and Cities: an Overview and an Agenda for Research C.Coleman The Gap Between the Spires: Single Women and Homelessness in Oxford, 1890s and 1990s C.Morrell & K.Kuehne Regen(d)eration: Women and Urban Policy in the UK S.Brownill Servicing the City: Women's Employment in Oxford S.Kartara & H.Simpson Women and Popular Music Making in Urban Spaces M.Bayton Organizing Rural Women Migrants in Beijing C.Milwertz Frustrated Housewives or Unemployed Workers: The Case of Domestic Returners H.Russell The Future of Women E.Wilson Index
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La presente obra ha sido editada con la ayuda del Instituto de la Mujer Queda rigurosamente prohibida, sin la autorización escrita de los titulares del copyright bajo las sanciones establecidas en las leves, la reproducción total o... more
La presente obra ha sido editada con la ayuda del Instituto de la Mujer Queda rigurosamente prohibida, sin la autorización escrita de los titulares del copyright bajo las sanciones establecidas en las leves, la reproducción total o parcial de esta obra por cualquier medio o ...
There is a widely-held belief that one of the major ‘problems’ with housing is the construction industry, that if only this industry were better organised and more efficient the housing problem could be solved. This was the view of the... more
There is a widely-held belief that one of the major ‘problems’ with housing is the construction industry, that if only this industry were better organised and more efficient the housing problem could be solved. This was the view of the 1964 Labour government with its emphasis on technology and rationalisation, and the idea resurfaces from time to time when the housing problem is discussed. This can be interpreted as yet another ideological view, a failure or unwillingness to recognise that it is the economic system which is at the root of the problem. We shall show in this chapter that it is this economic system too which creates many of the problems in the building industry: the uneven flow of work, the fact that the less socially useful building types generate greater profits than housing, the skewed distribution of sizes of firm, the suppression of trade union activity and so on.
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We have argued that there is a deepening housing crisis. Despite the apparent complacency of successive governments who see the expansion of owner-occupation as the main plank of housing policy we have tried to show that many people are... more
We have argued that there is a deepening housing crisis. Despite the apparent complacency of successive governments who see the expansion of owner-occupation as the main plank of housing policy we have tried to show that many people are badly housed and that some people are without any accommodation which they can call their own. The evidence points to more and more people becoming homeless yet there is talk of the excess of dwellings over households. The prevailing approach is to deny the growing numbers without a decent home. It is necessary for policy-makers to hide the steady rise in homelessness and institutionalisation because they can only manage to keep control in the crisis provided that the boat is not rocked too forcefully.
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One of the contradictions of housing in a capitalist society is that whilst some households struggle to find a roof to give minimal shelter, others live in highly serviced and centrally heated luxury with more space than they require. The... more
One of the contradictions of housing in a capitalist society is that whilst some households struggle to find a roof to give minimal shelter, others live in highly serviced and centrally heated luxury with more space than they require. The basic issue of differentials in ability to achieve space and shelter lies at the root of the housing problem which is itself an aspect of differential rewards within a class society and a market economy. In this chapter we wish to extend the discussion of housing beyond the four walls of the dwelling however and consider the implications of house location.
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A number of professional groups are directly or indirectly employed in the provision of housing. In this chapter we discuss architecture, town planning, housing management, housing research and the legal profession. We also take a... more
A number of professional groups are directly or indirectly employed in the provision of housing. In this chapter we discuss architecture, town planning, housing management, housing research and the legal profession. We also take a critical look at the housing pressure group Shelter.
The largest minority tenure, and the only one widely recognised in the government’s statistics, is the privately rented sector. This is a shrinking sector, from around 90 per cent in the early years of this century, to 61 per cent in 1947... more
The largest minority tenure, and the only one widely recognised in the government’s statistics, is the privately rented sector. This is a shrinking sector, from around 90 per cent in the early years of this century, to 61 per cent in 1947 and 15 per cent in 1976.
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We have been discussing the activities of successive governments to support or withdraw support from the housing needs of various sections of the population: owner-occupiers, council tenants, private tenants, landlords and so on. These... more
We have been discussing the activities of successive governments to support or withdraw support from the housing needs of various sections of the population: owner-occupiers, council tenants, private tenants, landlords and so on. These various tenures obviously differ in the advantages they carry and in the ease with which households can join any particular tenure group. This and the following chapter examine some of these differences.
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Politicians are frequently accused of treating housing as a political football. The Milner Holland Report (1965), for example, concluded that ‘Housing has for too long been the sport of political prejudice’. In accusations of this kind... more
Politicians are frequently accused of treating housing as a political football. The Milner Holland Report (1965), for example, concluded that ‘Housing has for too long been the sport of political prejudice’. In accusations of this kind the assumption is made that facts, once ascertained, can speak for themselves and that all men of goodwill would draw similar conclusions from them. Unfortunately for this view, political beliefs influence the way facts are gathered, what is gathered, how it is presented, what assumptions are made and what conclusions are drawn. The political parties have different bases of popular support, and naturally act to maintain the loyalty of their supporters and to gain support from the waverers. Solving the housing problem can never be merely a question of ‘building more houses’ since the decision to build implies further decisions about location, quality, methods of financing and of allocation to occupiers. All these decisions have the potential of benefiting one ‘constituency’ more than another. In the politically pragmatic pursuit of votes the major parties begin to share some similarities in their approach to housing policy. The party political campaigns by those in power to win the allegiance of the middle mass of voters neglect or overlook some housing problems because the people who suffer are relatively powerless, are disenfranchised or are few in number.
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The absence of a broad feminist perspective on hospitality seems a curious oversight given that many host-guest relationships are overlain by social relations of gender (Aitchison, 1999). Sociologists have long since established that our... more
The absence of a broad feminist perspective on hospitality seems a curious oversight given that many host-guest relationships are overlain by social relations of gender (Aitchison, 1999). Sociologists have long since established that our words give us away; thus expressions such as land lady , bell- boy or house wife assume a crucial significance when considering the importance of gender in accounting for hospitality roles and expectations. Hospitality is, thus, deeply implicated in any analysis of patriarchy.
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Book reviews : Housing Policy D. Donnison and C. Ungerson Penguin Books, 1982 The Future of Council Housing J. English (ed) Croom Helm, 1982 The Collective Housing Handbook S. Eno and D. Treanor Laurieston Hall Publications, 1982 Owner Occupation in Britain S. Merrett and F. Gray Routledge and Ke...more
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This series of three papers reports on interviews with the architects of a sample of six public-sector housing schemes in London. In this paper are described their images of the council tenants for whom they design. These images are... more
This series of three papers reports on interviews with the architects of a sample of six public-sector housing schemes in London. In this paper are described their images of the council tenants for whom they design. These images are generalised, imprecise, and stereotyped. Occupiers are seen as young nuclear families, or as elderly people, with positive relationships both within and between households. The most strongly articulated objective was to allow or encourage social contact. Objectives on providing for individual identity and privacy were less clearly stated. Aesthetic preferences imputed to the occupiers were not distinguished from those of the architects. The architects did not appear to attempt to evaluate the accuracy of their images of the users.
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... Gender, planning, and the policy process. Post a Comment. CONTRIBUTORS: Author: Little, Jo (b. 1958, d. ----. PUBLISHER: Pergamon Press (Oxford and Tarrytown, NY, USA). SERIES TITLE: YEAR: 1994. PUB TYPE: Book (ISBN 0080404812 ).... more
... Gender, planning, and the policy process. Post a Comment. CONTRIBUTORS: Author: Little, Jo (b. 1958, d. ----. PUBLISHER: Pergamon Press (Oxford and Tarrytown, NY, USA). SERIES TITLE: YEAR: 1994. PUB TYPE: Book (ISBN 0080404812 ). VOLUME/EDITION: 1st edition. ...
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... Peterson and David Morley. Westview Press, 1980. Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, Special Issue: Women and the American City, Spring 1980, Volume 5, Number 3, Supplement. Women in Housing: Access and Influence, by... more
... Peterson and David Morley. Westview Press, 1980. Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, Special Issue: Women and the American City, Spring 1980, Volume 5, Number 3, Supplement. Women in Housing: Access and Influence, by Marion Brion and Anthea Tinker. ...