Housing and homelessness

Affordable Housing Preservation in Washington, DC uses the case of Washington, DC to examine the past, present, and future of subsidized and unsubsidized affordable housing through the lenses of history, governance, and affordable housing policy and planning.

Covering the entire period from the colonial era to the late twentieth century, this book is the first scholarly history of the homeless in America.

This book initiates a fresh discussion of affordability in rural housing set in the context of the rapidly shifting balance between rural and urban populations.

Poverty violates fundamental human values through its impact on individuals and human environments.

LAPD Detective Ren e Ballard and Harry Bosch come together again on the murder case that obsessed Bosch's mentor - but was this flame kept alive, or a secret that was meant to be snuffed out?

They want an eye for an eye.

There is 'no place like home' sighs Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz.

Can affordable housing make the American Dream an American reality?

Abolish Rent takes aim at one of the foremost engines of inequality and injustice.

'People of the streets.

Housing was at the heart of the financial collapse, and our economy is now precariously reliant on the housing market.

About 15,000 people live permanently afloat on canals, rivers and coasts in Great Britain alone, but thousands more enjoy holidaying on boats or own them as weekend retreats in the UK and abroad.

Are you homeless.

John Healy's The Grass Arena describes with unflinching honesty his experiences of addiction, his escape through learning to play chess in prison, and his ongoing search for peace of mind.

Poverty violates fundamental human values through its impact on individuals and human environments.

A heartwarming true animal story, for fans of A Dog's Purpose, A Street Cat Named Bob and Marley & Me.

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year The story of a kind of poverty in America so deep that we, as a country, dont even think existsfrom a leading national poverty expert who ';defies convention.

This masterpiece of dogged and loving reporting will astonish you and touch your heart.

Why we need to be better at ageing.

Ist ein fairer Wettbewerb in der Sozialwirtschaft möglich?

Das Wohnen ist heute in mehrfacher Hinsicht zum Problemfall geworden.

Eine Familie auf Umzugsodyssee durch New York: Wohnungssuche als EntdeckungsreiseDie Komfortzone verlassen, Ballast abwerfen, den eigenen Lebensmittelpunkt neu ausloten: Eine junge Familie mit kleinem Kind und zwei Vollzeitjobs wagt in New York ein Wohnexperiment: Ein Jahr lang zieht sie jeden Monat in eine andere Wohnung – und lernt dabei nicht nur die Stadt, sondern auch das Leben von einer ganz neuen Seite kennen.

Since the onset of the mortgage lending crisis and the subsequent Great Recession, there has been ongoing debate about the economic benefits of homeownership.

A recent study found that 25% of UK homeless and at-risk young people identify as LGBT.

Kaiser is a dog who grew up on the streets with his owner - although they were homeless, they had each other and with that came an unbreakable bond.

Anyone s Guess How We Got Here is a road-trip.

Since the onset of the mortgage lending crisis and the subsequent Great Recession, there has been ongoing debate about the economic benefits of homeownership.

'You can live on a shilling a day in Paris if you know how.

One of the most talked about books of the decade, an inspiring true story of hope and the healing powers of the natural world.

Wavers & Beggars is a call to examine our role in helping our neighbor next door and 10,000 miles away.

I was murdered once.

Wenn die Zeiten sich ändern, sollten wir alle besser gegen die Unsicherheiten, die vor uns liegen, gewappnet sein.

Above a secluded cove in Cornwall, Huck, a former fisherman, is squatting in an empty second home.

Descubra como transformar sua vida através da experiência única de morar em um motorhome, combinando liberdade, minimalismo e desenvolvimento pessoal.

Découvrez l'art de vivre en camping-car à travers ce guide pratique qui vous accompagne vers une vie simple et minimaliste sur la route.

'Fascinating .

Demenz ist ein Thema, mit dem wir sicher im Laufe unseresLebens einmal konfrontiert werden.

Discover the transformative journey of motorhome living in this practical guide to creating a fulfilling life on the road.

An inspiring manifesto offering a radical vision for our political future.

An inspiring manifesto offering a radical vision for our political future.

Huge levels of aid are spent on reconstructing housing after disasters.

LONGLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE 2021'One of the year's funniest books' i Paper'Funny, smart, soulful and sometimes devastating .

From 2007 to 2012, almost five percent of American adults-about ten million people-lost their homes because they could not make mortgage payments.

In 1991, the Israeli government introduced emergency legislation canceling the general exit permit that allowed Palestinians to enter Israel.

Birthright citizenship has a deep and contentious history in the United States, one often hard to square in a country that prides itself on being "e;a nation of immigrants.

EVERY DAY in Africa, approximately 7,000 men, women, and children are erased from the face of this planet by the devastating AIDS virus that -- even after more than two and a half decades -- continues to wreak havoc around the globe, especially in underdeveloped nations.

Deregulation, revenge evictions, parliamentary corruption and day-to-day instability: these are the realities for the eleven million people currently renting privately in the UK.

'It's highly readable and is written with wisdom and compassion' Kate Saunders, THE TIMES'Moving and poignant' STAR MAGAZINE'A well-wrought, honest book that is generous with its insights and tender in all the right places' DAILY EXPRESSThirteen-year-old Dan hasn't returned home and his parents don't know whether he's run away, been kidnapped - or something worse.