explicit measures of business costs, cost-of-living components such as housing, and other measures of quality-of-life, such as …

The present paper „Sustainable Housing Organisations“ draws upon the results of longtermresearch at the IZT on housing … and building, housing organisations, sustainabledevelopment and on the diplom thesis of Anke Bergner. Mrs. Bergner carried … out anempirical survey with housing organisations in East Germany. This paper shows thegenesis of the sustainable …

Housing Sector in the City of Tomorrow“1,das sich mit dem Konzept nachhaltiger wohnbegleitender Dienstleistungen in … complementinghousing conditions and as sustainable, when enhancing sustainability of housing. Basedon the approach that many key factors … for sustainable consumption are closelyconnected to the context of housing, the IZT analysed housing conditions and …

States with quality affordable housing. The city’shousing problems are frequently the subject of intense debate.It is … sometimes said that housing problems in New York Cityare exceptional and cannot be compared with those of othercities. In this … paper, we provide this comparative perspectivethrough an examination of certain housing indicators for NewYork City, the …

[...]In this paper, after first surveying housing costs in theUnited States, we examine why the expensive places have … suchhigh housing costs. High-cost places generally have either veryattractive local amenities (great weather or good schools … equilibrium. Instead, we focus on therole of housing supply. What is it that creates places where thecost of housing is so much …

thedynamics of the low-income housing stock. We find that,consistent with theoretical models of housing, restrictions onthe supply … targeted toward new, higher income owner-occupiedsuburban housing can have unintended negative consequencesfor lower income …

[...]This paper reexamines the debate over the appropriate formof housing assistance. First, we briefly summarize and … evaluate arguments in favor of demand-oriented housing subsidies(such as Section 8 vouchers) and supply …