Chapter 1-Introduction -- Part Ⅰ-Housing Mix Policies and the Theoretical Framework -- Chapter 2-Housing Mix-International and Chinese Policies -- Chapter 3-Inclusive Housing- Mixed Types and Expected Outcomes -- Chapter 4-Intergroup Social Capital as the Inclusive Mechanism -- Chapter 5-The...

Chapter I The Real Estate Industry in National Economy in: History, Positioning and Trends -- Chapter II China’s Real Estate Industry: Review and Forecast -- Chapter III China’s Real Estate Finance – ‘Gold Master’: Evolution and Forecast -- Chapter IV The Social Security of China’s...

In recent months, pictures of millions of homes flattened and washed away by the Indian Ocean Tsunami of 26 December, 2004, have been seen on the media. Housing vulnerability is an obvious component of the disaster; the centrality of housing to the material losses suffered, the apparent ease...

This article consists in three parts. The first part deals with theory. We evaluate the pros and cons of government involvement in urban housing and of renting versus ownership. In the second part, we summarize the different housing policies that have been implemented in the United States,...

This paper highlights the urban development in India and implications for low income households living in informal settlements or slums. The paper is divided into four sections. Section 1 describes urban development pattern in India. Section 2 presents a summary of policies since 1950 which have...