Introduction to Housing - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0367480441 ISBN 13: 9780367480448

Publisher: Routledge, 2025

Synopsis

This foundational text on housing tenure, housing policy, homelessness, and housing in a global context has been thoroughly updated to reflect changes in the United States during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. This third edition delves into the complexities of housing and related issues, to provide a deep understanding of housing’s relationship to national economic factors and housing policies. It features individual chapters authored by experts in the field, offering insights into the physical, social, psychological, economic, and policy dimensions affecting the current housing landscape both in the United States and internationally, while proposing solutions to the challenges presented. This book will appeal to faculty and students in a variety of housing- related courses, and is an essential resource for housing researchers, policymakers, and practitioners.

About this title

About the Author

Katrin B. Anacker is a professor at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University in Arlington, Virginia.

Andrew T. Carswell serves as professor in the Department of Financial Planning, Housing, and Consumer Economics at the University of Georgia.

Sarah D. Kirby is an assistant director for North Carolina State University Extension, professor, and family and consumer sciences program leader in the Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0367480441
• ISBN 13: 9780367480448
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 464
• Editor: Anacker Katrin B., Carswell Andrew T., Kirby Sarah D.