Home economics how housing shapes city economies [electronic resource]
Language: English Publication details: London Centre for Cities 2008Subject(s): LOC classification:- 306.3 $2 18
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| Book | Virtual Online | ONLINE PUBLICATION (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 144387-1001 |
Policy recommendations -- Housing - The Great British obsession -- Recent housing market developments, responses and impacts -- Residential investment and urban housing markets -- Are we at a housing market turning point? -- A tale of two city regions -- Understanding the relationship between housing and the urban economy -- Conclusions and policy recommendations
Argues that housing policy is often considered in isolation from other factors such as employment and business growth and that the links need to be better understood to prevent less than effective housing policies. Report finds that local housing markets are of more importance to the economic performance of cities than national ones and that policy makers need to set objectives that meet local requirements as opposed to setting national targets based on media perceptions of currently available housing stock.