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A social-media-based approach to assessing the effectiveness of equitable housing policy in mitigating education accessibility induced social inequalities in Shanghai, China

open access: yesLand Use Policy, 2020
Social inequalities induced by education accessibility are widespread and concern land use policy makers globally. Yet much of existing research heavily emphasizes on uncovering the spatial patterns of housing price in relation to education resources ...
Lirong Hu   +5 more
semanticscholar   +3 more sources

Perceived thermal acceptability and behavioural adjustment for Indonesian workers [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2023
Behavioural adaptation is a fundamental factor in thermal comfort. Clothing insulation, opening windows, and integrating cooling systems within buildings are key to ensuring thermal comfort while conserving energy.
Apriliyanthi Sri Rahma   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Can Malaysia’s National Affordable Housing Policy Guarantee Housing Affordability of Low-Income Households?

open access: yesSustainability, 2021
Housing affordability is a long-held issue in Malaysia, and housing policies have been implemented for low-income households over the years. However, there is a contradiction that housing affordability of low-income households has not been met, while the
Jian Liu, Huay Ying Ong
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Housing Policy and Affordable Housing

open access: yes, 2022
Lack of affordable housing is a growing and often primary policy concern in cities throughout the world. The main underlying cause for the “affordability crisis,” which has been mounting for decades, is a combination of strong and growing demand for housing in desirable areas in conjunction with tight long-term supply constraints—both physical and man ...
Hilber, Christian A. L.   +1 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Mapping social vulnerability indicators to understand the health impacts of climate change: a scoping review

open access: yesThe Lancet Planetary Health, 2023
Summary: The need to assess and measure how social vulnerability influences the health impacts of climate change has resulted in a rapidly growing body of research literature.
Ang Li, PhD   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Policy tensions in demolition: Dutch social housing and circularity

open access: yesBuildings & Cities, 2023
The circular economy principles in Dutch housing policy are examined through the intersection of national policies in local governance. The performance agreement between municipality, housing corporation and tenant organisations is a central instrument ...
Paul Jonker-Hoffrén
doaj   +1 more source

Is Housing Growth Ever Inclusive Growth? Evidence from Three Decades of Housing Development in England and Wales, 1981–2011

open access: yesSocial Inclusion, 2020
There is global concern about who gains from economic growth, including housing development, and global interest in making growth more inclusive. This article creates a new definition of ‘housing growth,’ growth in median space per person.
Rebecca Tunstall
doaj   +1 more source

Housing Experimentation and Design Guides: Affordable Housing in Guangzhou since 2006

open access: yesArchitecture, 2023
This paper examines the recent growth of government-led affordable housing in Guangzhou, addressing a paucity of global housing studies that explore experimental and contextual policy approaches in China.
Lu Wang, Sam Jacoby
doaj   +1 more source

The impact of gunshots on place-level business activity

open access: yesCrime Science, 2021
Objectives Gun violence can negatively affect business activity at the place-level through a variety of mechanisms. However, estimating this effect is difficult since reported crime data are biased by factors that are also associated with business health.
Christina Stacy   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Housing First and Social Integration: A Realistic Aim?

open access: yesSocial Inclusion, 2016
Housing First is now dominating discussions about how best to respond to homelessness among people with high and complex needs throughout the EU and in several countries within the OECD.
Deborah Quilgars, Nicholas Pleace
doaj   +1 more source

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