The aim of this paper is to examine the increasing use of the home as a workplace and
establish its significance for housing studies. Firstly, the article sketches its historical growth …

Working from home is often associated with possibilities of anytime-anyplace working and
with a fusion of work and home. In this empirical paper, we explore how the sociomaterial …

Many studies of housing concentrate on the dwelling as a place of shelter for the household,
as a unit of accommodation and as a key setting for social reproduction. However, in many …

This paper explores the impact of local government policies and urban plans on home-
based workers. It presents recent national data on the size and composition of home-based …

The link between home and work is one of the cornerstones of urban geography. We argue
that this link has been conceptualized in a limited and limiting way, and yet this overly …

Beyond Live/Work: the architecture of home-based work explores the old but neglected
building type that combines dwelling and workplace, the 'workhome'. It traces a previously …

This chapter addresses the concepts of home and work and argues that such notions are
constituted by class, cultural and gender divisions. It examines the interrelationships …

Increasing labour market flexibility is at the top of the European agenda. A new and
challenging view is a lack of mobility in the labour market may arise from rigidities in the …

Home-based work is becoming an increasingly popular form of work in cities, fuelled by
technological advances, lifestyle preferences, demographical change and rapid evolution of …

First published in 1991. The connection between housing and work is one of the most
discussed yet least understood aspects of modern society. Housing and Labour Markets …