Post-War Public Housing and Well-Being Modernity, Economic Recovery, and Social Change

This collection illustrates the evolving role of housing as a symbol of modernity, a tool for economic recovery and a response to societal transitions. It argues that understanding earlier efforts to integrate well-being in the twentieth century can provide valuable insights for contemporary actors in the built environment who are working to address these issues today. As such, it explores and shines light on this lesser-known history, drawing on case studies, it focuses on the intersection of public housing, well-being and social change in the aftermath of the Second World War. With case studies from the UK, US, Singapore, Japan, Germany, China and Spain, this volume provides insights into how these countries have shaped the values, designs and institutions of their dwellings. By incorporating diverse cultural contexts, it contributes to a nuanced understanding of housing dynamics and well-being. Through a multidisciplinary lens, this volume encourages a re-evaluation of living conditions and fundamental values, emphasising the dynamic interplay between humans, their social environment and diverse living environments.
This book is essential for scholars, researchers, professionals, students, policymakers and practitioners in cultural history, architecture, planning, urban studies, sociology, education and public policy.

Info autore

Izumi Kuroishi is Professor at Fukushima Gakuin University and is the chair of Japan Lifeology Academy.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Kuroishi Izumi (Editore), Izumi Kuroishi (Editore)
• Autori: Izumi Kuroishi
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 16.07.2025
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Architettura; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali
• EAN: 9781032865300
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3286530-0
• Numero di pagine: 282
• Categorie: Sociology, Cultural Studies, ARCHITECTURE / Landscape, ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning, Urban & municipal planning, Interdisciplinary studies, Housing, History of Architecture, urban economics, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Urban communities, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Housing & homelessness, Housing and homelessness, Civil engineering, surveying and building, Regional / urban economics, Urban communities / city life, Urban housing, built environment studies, social housing policy, architectural sociology, urban regeneration research, residential design theory, cross-cultural housing analysis, public housing well-being outcomes, American housing, lanning, post war housing, american planning, housing and wellbeing