Hovels to High Rise: State Housing in Europe Since 1850

di Anne Power (Autore)

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2021

Originally published in 1993, this book traces how governments in France, Germany, Britain, Denmark and Ireland became involved in replacing industrial revolution urban slums with mass high-rise, high-density concrete estates. As the book considers each country’s housing history and traditions, and analyses the contrasting structures and systems, it finds convergence of problems in the growing tensions of their most disadvantaged communities. The book underlines the continuing drift towards deeper polarization, an issue which has become ever more important in the multi-lingual, ethnically diverse urban societies of the 21st Century. The book’s detailed coverage of the historical, political and social changes relating to housing within the various countries make it an important text for students and practitioners concerned with housing, urban affairs, social policy and administration.

• Autore: Anne Power
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Collana: Routledge Library Editions: Housing Policy and Home Ownership
• Anno: 2021
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 460 p.
• Dimensioni: 234 x 156 mm
• Peso: 1006 gr.
• EAN: 9780367684631

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