The study analyses a range of approaches to measuring housing affordability in the Australian private rental market. In particular, it compares traditional consumption-based measures of housing affordability with a new measure of housing affordability based on the Canadian core housing need model, which includes the suitability of the dwelling for the household’s needs as well as its cost. The ...

BACKGROUND The literature on interventions addressing the intersection of homelessness, mental illness and race is scant. The At Home/Chez Soi research demonstration project is a pragmatic field trial investigating a Housing First intervention for homeless individuals with mental illness in five cities across Canada. A unique focus at the Toronto site has been the development and implementation...

The increasing level of labor mobility in China challenges the current population-management structure. In particular, recent reforms in urban housing provision seem largely to overlook the needs of the migrant population. In this paper I examine the sources of migrant housing disadvantage in cities. Specifically, I analyze the institutional and socioeconomic factors underlying migrant housing ...

For more than three decades, the evolving social, demographic and economic situation in developed nations has presented important challenges for housing designers, planners and investors, including those involved in the field of public intervention in social housing. Despite their undeniable merits on a theoretical level, efforts to respond to these challenges through new approaches in housing ...

The White Paper ‘Valuing People’ (Department of Health, 2003) promises to increase choice and control for adults with a learning disability, with housing being one area specifically highlighted for this. However, a lack of knowledge about the preferences of adults with a learning disability means that it is very difficult for services to be planned effectively based on the views of the very gro...

The interdisciplinary complexity of modern construction projects has made meeting customer needs and requirements a difficult task. Under the current model, decisions affecting the early stages of design when designers have the largest impact on the final cost and functionality of a given product are approached in an informal and non-homogeneous manner. This study proposes an alternative approa...

In the UK, homeownership has become increasingly important as a financial asset used for welfare needs, particularly during old age. It has been suggested that other European countries will follow the example of the UK. Traditionally, homeownership has been regarded positively because of the low housing expenses associated with outright ownership and the financial benefit of having a nest-egg t...

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the type and priority needs of people with multiple sclerosis in Khuzestan using Persian version of the Southampton Needs Assessment Questionnaire (SNAQ) and their relationship to age, gender, and physical disability scale, respectively. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the priority needs of 100 patients with multiple sclerosis (aged be...