Housing in the United States - The Basics

Housing matters to people, be they owner, renter, housing provider, homeless individual, housing professional, or policymaker. Housing in the United States offers an accessible introduction to key concepts in housing and a concise overview of the programs that affect housing choices, affordability, and access in America today.

List of contents

Part I. Housing in the United States. 1. Introduction: the Importance of Housing. 2. Housing in Neighborhoods. 3. Housing as a Basic Need versus Housing as a Right. 4. Housing Supply. 5. Housing Demand. 6. Housing Affordability. Part II. Housing Policy in the United States. 7. Introduction: the Importance of Housing Policy. 8. Urban Housing Policy and Owner-Occupied Housing and the Great Depression, the Civil Rights Era, and the Great Recession. 9. Urban Housing Policy and Owner-Occupied Housing. 10. Urban Housing Policy and Renter-Occupied Housing. Appendix.

About the author

Katrin B. Anacker is currently a Professor at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University, VA, USA.

Summary

Housing matters to people, be they owner, renter, housing provider, homeless individual, housing professional, or policymaker. Housing in the United States offers an accessible introduction to key concepts in housing and a concise overview of the programs that affect housing choices, affordability, and access in America today.

Product details

• Authors: Katrin B. Anacker, Katrin B. (George Mason University Anacker, Anacker Katrin B.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.04.2024
• EAN: 9781032655710
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3265571-0
• No. of pages: 162
• Series: BASICS
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Urban & Regional, LAW / Housing & Urban Development, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, The environment, Politics & government, Urban & municipal planning, United States of America, USA, Science / Environmental Science, Politics and government, urban economics, Urban communities, Development Studies, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Housing & homelessness, Housing and homelessness, Housing law, Regional / urban economics