Some Trends in Public Housing

Housing and Public Policy Trends: Extrapolating into the Future for Public Housing Authorities

Federal housing policy has changed dramatically over the last seventy years. Policy has been shaped by economic and political conditions in a given time, as well as findings generated from empirical research. However, over the last three decades, despite economic fluctuations and ideological shifts in national leadership, certain themes dominate federal housing policy. Each of these themes is d...

Recent Trends in Archaeological Theory: Some Comments

 This paper selectively reviews some recent themes in archaeological theory:  a philosophical pragmatism, a turn to materiality, and understanding the past in the context of the present.  It concludes with some reflective comments on the author’s Archaeological Theory:  An Introduction, in advance of the third revised edition.

Trends in the Housing Sector

Activity in the housing sector is particularly cyclical. The current downturn has many of the usual features: the number of new dwellings being constructed has declined substantially, sales of existing houses are down and the growth rate of housing credit has fallen. In addition to these cyclical features, the housing market continues to be affected by Australia's return to a low-inflation envi...

Public Housing: The Experimental Housing Allowance Program

Sustainable design in public housing

Introduction Public Housing in Hong Kong has significantly shaped our built environment and has provided over 900,000 public housing units, accommodating nearly half of the population. The move of public housing towards sustainable design is therefore a challenging task. Environmental concern is nothing new for the Hong Kong Housing Authority and environmentally friendly practice is an importan...