The Social Dimension of Social Housing reframes a global housing crisis by asking the question most policy debates avoid: what does the “social” in social housing actually mean, and who gets to define it?
About This Book
As housing affordability collapses across cities worldwide, social housing has returned to the centre of political and architectural debate — yet the term itself remains contested. This collection, edited by four scholars working across social science and urban policy, brings together twenty short essays grounded in case studies from multiple continents alongside ten theoretical chapters written from distinct disciplinary perspectives. The result is a kaleidoscopic survey of how social housing intersects with migration, social inequality, shifting household structures, care arrangements, and new technologies. Essential reading for architects, urban researchers, and housing policy practitioners grappling with what equitable housing can and should look like.
Key Features
- 400 pages of global case study essays and interdisciplinary theoretical chapters
- Edited by Simon Güntner, Juma Hauser, Judith M. Lehner, and Christoph Reinprecht
- Twenty case studies drawn from social housing contexts across multiple continents
- Published by Spector Books
What You'll Discover
- How migration and mobility are reshaping the demographics and design demands of social housing globally
- The tensions between social justice principles and the political realities that constrain social housing provision
- How changing household patterns — including family reconstruction and new care arrangements — challenge conventional social housing typologies
- The role of new technologies in transforming the social life of residents within social housing communities
About the Author
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Specifications
- Format: Threadsewn softcover
- Pages: 400
- Dimensions: 170 × 230 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9783959056533
- Publisher: Spector Books
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Architects, urban designers, housing policy researchers, sociologists, and students engaged with the theory and practice of social and affordable housing.