Disabled people in housing estates

New Landscapes : gated housing estates in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area

In this preliminary chapter, we analyse the two dimen¬ sions we believe hold greatest relevance to the gated housing estate phenomenon in general and which contribute most to studying its social production. Firstly, we interpret the phenomenon as a specific socio-spatial form with a defined physical morphology and with specific social characteristics, causes and possible effects. Secondly, we s...

Housing and disabled children (summary)

• Families with a disabled child are more likely to be renting their homes than families with non-disabled children. Whilst there has been an increase in the proportion of familes as a whole being home-owners, the proportion of families with a disable child becoming home-owners has remained the same. • Families with a disabled child are less likely to be living in a decent home compared to fami...

PUBLIC HIGH RISE HOUSING DESIGN PROBLEMS: \"A CASE STUDY OF HOUSING ESTATES CLASSES\"

This paper will promote many questions about the design validity of these exciting blocks. The physical design of these blocks is prone to have social and economical problems, and it is part of the visual pollution and disturbance created on the sky line of Scottish cities special Glasgow. This paper focuses on the necessity to establish a source of initial design for high rise housing design p...

PUBLIC HIGH RISE HOUSING DESIGN PROBLEMS: \"A CASE STUDY OF HOUSING ESTATES CLASSES\"

This paper will promote many questions about the design validity of these exciting blocks. The physical design of these blocks is prone to have social and economical problems, and it is part of the visual pollution and disturbance created on the sky line of Scottish cities special Glasgow. This paper focuses on the necessity to establish a source of initial design for high rise housing design p...

Assisted suicide and disabled people.