In recent decades, urban processes have experienced deep transformations. One of them
has been the growing importance of urban sprawl. This article reviews its main features and …

Housing Provident Fund (HPF), a compulsory saving scheme providing self-funded housing
credit, is a significant provider of housing finance in several emerging economies. The …

One of the biggest challenges for students of housing is understanding the financial
principles which underpin the place of housing in the wider economy. By taking a political …

ABSTRACT Doling (2006, A European Housing Policy? European Journal of Housing
Policy, 6 (3), 335–349. doi: 10.1080/14616710600973169) characterized the intervention of …

This paper explores the dynamic nature of the transformation of public housing regimes in
urban China since the abolishment of the urban welfare housing system in the late 1990s …

With the increasing concentration of population and economic activities in metropolitan
regions, dwelling shortages and housing quality have become critical issues in urban …

From the very first negotiations of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and
Cultural Rights half a century ago to the present day, socio-economic rights have often been …

The environmental, economic and social challenges re-launched in the European Union
Agendas (eg, Horizon 2020 and Europe 2020–2030) have recently returned to being highly …

In the context of shifting regulatory approaches and changing provision structures in many
Western rental housing systems, the notion of competition between social and private rental …

There have been increasing calls for studies of housing systems that are more integrative
and pluralistic in nature. Understanding the relationship of social housing systems to the …