Algerian Housing Policies

Housing Policies in China: Issues and Options

This article consists in three parts. The first part deals with theory. We evaluate the pros and cons of government involvement in urban housing and of renting versus ownership. In the second part, we summarize the different housing policies that have been implemented in the United States, Europe, and Asia. We draw some conclusions. In particular, we show that there is a tradeoff between encour...

Housing and the Economy: Policies for Renovation

Checking Mehr housing development policies in the framework of infill development from View residents Mehr housing of Mahabad city

The present study aimed to assess the conformity of Mehr housing projects by Infill development pattern to answer this question: What is the relationship between Mehr housing project in the city of Mahabad with Infill development and with its spatial conditions of the city. The research method in present study in terms of nature is "descriptive – survey" and in terms of purpose "applied" and in...

Winning the Housing Lottery : Changing University Housing Policies for Transgender Students

At Southern Utah University, Kourt Osborn, a transgender student, was denied a dorm room because of his gender identity. Born as a female, Osborn, who identifies as a male, applied to live in the male dorms. The University determined that Osborn could live in the men’s dormitory only with physician supervision of his hormone treatment, therapist acknowledgment of his Gender Identity Disorder, a...

Combining apps targeting professionals and senior citizens to improve housing accessibility and influence housing provision policies

Two separate apps that address the increasingly important issue of accessible housing for senior citizens have been developed in different project settings. One of the apps was developed to facilitate the process for professional raters to assess housing accessibility in the context of individual housing adaptations. The other app was developed for senior citizens to raise their awareness of po...