European cities, in particular major cities with strong economies, attract immigrants from all over the world. As a result, urban populations have become increasingly heterogeneous in ethnic, cultural, and religious terms. The housing of migrants is a central issue that affects quality of life in general. Besides finding employment and gaining access to good education it remains a crucial aspec...

During the first decade of the twenty-first century, Chinese cities have experienced the unprecedented housing development and marketization, which has profoundly changed housing consumption. Using the latest census data, this paper provides the first evaluation of housing consumption in Chinese cities during 2000–2010. Not surprisingly, housing consumption has improved significantly over time,...

This paper examines whether the structure of metropolitan housing markets will impede metropolitan policies to improve the greenhouse gas performance and reduce transport energy dependence. With climate change and higher transport energy prices becoming pressing policy issues increasing attention is being directed to the capacity of metropolitan planning to overcome these challenges. For the pa...

Supply chain partnerships within housing refurbishment have not been given much specific attention which may be found surprising because the refurbishment market is becoming of increasing importance compared to new construction and has specific characteristics that require adapted approaches to supply chain integration. In this paper approaches, expected benefits and challenges of supply chain ...

The Bellview community in Kenya use their resourcefulness to construct housing from any waste materials they can find. Why is investment in adequate housing a priority? This paper explores the importance of considering housing as an integral part in any development strategy. It examines the impact of adequate housing on health, education and community development, among other issues. The inform...

Over the past 60 years, housing growth has outpaced population growth in the United States. Conservationists are concerned about the far-reaching environmental impacts of housing development, particularly in rural areas. We use clustering analysis to examine the pattern and distribution of housing development since 1940 in and around the Northern Forest, a heavily forested region with high amen...

Access to affordable housing has been a long-standing issue for households in most cities. This paper reports on a study of house rent prices in Port Moresby, factors influencing them, and affordability of the prices. Data was obtained from houses that were advertised for rent in Port Moresby for a period of 13 months and were analysed using the ordinary least squares (OLS) regression model. Th...