Housing Governance in a Time of Financialization - A Comparative Analysis of Zurich, Birmingham and Lyon

In recent years, the financialization of housing has become a major challenge to many cities across the globe, not the least because it tends to favor the interests of global finance over the needs of residents. Based on three case studies in the city regions of Zurich, Birmingham and Lyon, the present investigation analyzes the interplay of housing governance and policies over the past 20 years against the backdrop of the financialization of housing.

Zusammenfassung

In recent years, the financialization of housing has become a major challenge to many cities across the globe, not the least because it tends to favor the interests of global finance over the needs of residents. Based on three case studies in the city regions of Zurich, Birmingham and Lyon, the present investigation analyzes the interplay of housing governance and poli­cies over the past 20 years against the backdrop of the financialization of housing.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Roman Zwicky
• Verlag: Vdf Hochschulverlag AG
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 04.01.2021
• EAN: 9783728140432
• ISBN: 978-3-7281-4043-2
• Seiten: 312
• Abmessung: 172 mm x 21 mm x 243 mm
• Gewicht: 665 g
• Illustration: zahlreiche Abbildungen, z.T. farbig
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Kunst > Architektur; Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Geowissenschaften > Stadt-, Raum- und Landschaftsplanung; Landschaftsgestaltung, Raumplanung, Urban Studies, privatization, Urban Governance, Housing Policy, Urban Growth, Council Housing, Urban Renewal, Affordable Housing, Social Housing