This paper argues that Ireland’s housing problems stem in part from a particular philosophical orientation which supports the “commodification” of housing and gives strong encouragement to private market provision of housing for sale, for rent and capital gain and less attention to housing need. The paper examines the extent and causes of house price increases over the last decade, it draws com...

introduction: in recent years the development of small cities and including through promoting of villages to city as one of the main policies to improve quality of life in rural areas were considered in iran and according this during recent decades a large number of villages have been changed to city. while urbanization in developing countries have been many problems such as lack of housing and...

Housing affordability in Australia is declining, especially for low-income tenants in the private sector. A number of attempts have been made to attract more private investment into boosting the supply of affordable housing in Australia. However, these attempts have been one-off and small-scale, enjoying very limited success. Large professional and institutional investors continue to avoid the ...

Rural, forested areas throughout the United States are experiencing strong housing growth with potentially detrimental impacts on the environment. In this paper, we quantify housing growth in Northern Wisconsin over the last sixty years to determine if growth rates were higher near public lands, which may represent an important recreational amenity. We used data from the U.S. Census to produce ...

The study analyses a range of approaches to measuring housing affordability in the Australian private rental market. In particular, it compares traditional consumption-based measures of housing affordability with a new measure of housing affordability based on the Canadian core housing need model, which includes the suitability of the dwelling for the household’s needs as well as its cost. The ...

extended abstract 1. introduction given the horizontal expansion of cities in recent decades, there are a lot of unused and abandoned lands in large cities. these lands are now an opportunity for urban redevelopment and investment. attracting domestic and foreign investments to cities has been very common in recent decades, which has turned the national nature of large cities to international (...

extended abstractintroductionhousing is more than a mere physical shelter and be included all public facilities and services necessary to live better human being and be sure to provide a relatively long tenure. in persian housing means place of peace and quiet. residential space in underlying a safe and healthy family environment. today, despite the development of technology and communication, ...