An attempt to systemise the delivery of better quality housing has recently been occurring in England. As well as shelter being one of the most fundamental of human needs, in land use terms housing occupies the greatest part of our towns—so it has an enormous impact on the quality of the urban environment . Housing is always a major political issue, as will be briefly touched on below, and it i...

In this study, the empirical results obtained from two experiments to measure the health and aesthetic benefits of air pollution control in the South Coast Air Basin of southern California are reported. Each experiment involved the same six neighborhood pairs, where the pairings were made on the basis of similarities in housing characteristics, socioeconomic factors, distances to beaches and se...

Poor housing conditions are associated with a wide range of health conditions, including respiratory infections, asthma, lead poisoning, injuries, and mental health. Addressing housing issues offers public health practitioners an opportunity to address an important social determinant of health. Public health has long been involved in housing issues. In the 19th century, health officials targete...

More recently Turkey has witnessed fast housing development and real estate sector growth because of the mortgage preparations. With this development, property location quality has been considered important for selecting and paying them. This study uses a data set of new single family housing units in Kocaeli University Campus Area. By using 4 location quality criteria, 27 single family housing...

The acoustic situation for the European housing stock depends on several factors, including national acoustic regulations during design and actual construction solutions applied. Regulations and constructions vary across Europe, both now and in the past, thus explaining a diversified situation in Europe. Acoustic regulations for housing exist in most European countries, valid for new housing. H...

Development of science and technology and the growing trend of globalization has pushed the urban communities toward competition on absorbing foreign capitals and construction of macro-scale projects. This competition has affected not only developed countries but also developing countries such as Iran- since it is expected that each urban development will finally result in an increase in the qu...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of a local initiative, Project H3, which used housing first, harm reduction, and peer support models to provide housing for 47 homeless people who were medically vulnerable. METHOD Comparisons of interviews with participants who were housed at the day of their move-in, and 6-months and 12-months after their move-in, were conducted. ...

Introduction This paper evaluates three critiques of the 30% of income criteria typically used to define housing affordability. It is important to evaluate them because this standard criterion is commonly used to assess need and establish eligibility for most federal, state, and local housing programs (Miles et al. 2007). Evidence is presented that supports several concerns, suggesting that aff...

Housing, food, and water are considered to be basic requirements for daily living. Unfortunately, inadequate housing with poor water supply, sanitation, and ventilation threatens the lives and health of some 600 million urban dwellers worldwide (see, among others, Cebu Study Team 1991; S. A. Esrey et al. 1991; Galiani, Gertler, and Ernesto Schargrodsky 2005; and World Bank 2005). For this reaso...