Subjects:  1. General    2. Legal Reference / Law Profession    3. Real Estate - Mortgages    4. Sociology   

Subjects:  1. Architecture    2. Architecture, Domestic    3. City planning    4. General    5. History    6. Housing    7. U.S. Architecture - General    8. United States   

Subjects:  1. Business/Economics    2. Condominiums    3. Directories    4. General    5. Planned communities    6. Reference    7. Resorts    8. Sociology - Urban    9. United States    10. Housing    11. Housing & property for the individual    12. Retirement    13. Travel & holiday guides    14. USA   

Subjects:  1. Discrimination & Racism    2. Home ownership    3. Reference    4. Social Classes    5. Social Science    6. Social stratification    7. Sociology   

Subjects:  1. Architecture    2. Asia    3. General    4. Home ownership    5. Housing    6. Housing policy    7. Sociology    8. Urbanization    9. Architecture / General    10. Social history   

Subjects:  1. China    2. Economics Of Developing Countries    3. Feminism & Feminist Theory    4. Housing    5. Social Science    6. Sociology    7. Sociology Of Women    8. Women    9. Women in development    10. Women's Studies - General    11. Women's rights    12. Development economics    13. Land rights    14. Laos    15. Property & real estate    16. Vietnam    17. Women's studies   

Subjects:  1. Accessory apartments    2. Conversion to accessory apartm    3. Conversion to accessory apartments    4. Housing (Sociological Aspects)    5. Housing, Single family    6. United States   

Subjects:  1. Abuse - Spousal Abuse    2. Abused women    3. Social Science    4. Social conditions    5. Sociology    6. Sociology - Marriage & Family    7. Victims of family violence    8. Women    9. Women's Studies - General    10. Domestic violence    11. Housing    12. Social Science / Sociology / Marriage & Family    13. Women's studies   

Subjects:  1. Developing countries    2. Government policy    3. Housing Policy    4. Low-income housing    5. Sociology   

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One book support group
As a houseleader and committee member for a Habitat Affliate I found many of my joys and frustrations were address in this book.Well written and candid, it addresses the many points of view that are part of the Habitat Universe.If you are a volunteer or are interested in becoming one this book provides insight on the dynamics and tensions that you'll be dealing with. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Christianity    2. Christianity - Theology - General    3. Habitat for Humanity, inc    4. Institutions & Organizations    5. Religion    6. Religious aspects    7. Sociology    8. Sociology of Religion    9. Voluntarism    10. Volunteer Work    11. Charities & voluntary services    12. Christian mission & evangelism    13. Housing    14. Independent Evangelical Churches    15. Non-profitmaking organizations    16. USA   

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Double-Binds, Double Trouble
Vale's marvelously detailed history of public housing in Boston from the early Puritan settlements to the present day tells the story of our "alternating current of compassion and hostility" toward the poor in the U.S.Through his exploration of public housing in Boston, Vale writes a compelling sociological history of the tensions inherent in the American dream of home ownership, government subsidy vs. free enterprise, and most valuable of all explores the ideology of homeownership and its bearing on citizenship.Dense, meditative, often wryly humorous, this is a deeply researched work which yields uncommon insights about mythic American values of community as expressed through public housing and public spaces.Read more

Subjects:  1. Boston    2. History    3. Housing policy    4. Massachusetts    5. Poor    6. Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare    7. Public housing    8. Social Science    9. Sociology    10. Sociology - Urban    11. United States - State & Local - General    12. American history: c 1500 to c 1800    13. American history: c 1800 to c 1900    14. American history: from c 1900 -    15. Housing    16. Modern period, c 1500 onwards    17. Social Science / Sociology / Urban    18. USA   

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Great book; classic info
Anyone who enjoyed the boy scout handbook would love this book.It's full of all the diagrams and how-to's I enjoyed as a kid.This one's for grown kids and covers dwellings of every type - temporary to permanent, small to large.Great drawings; I'mso glad I found this book.

a must for your survivalist collection
Well written, easy to read, and full of details and pictures. Presented in a clear and concise manner this book will take you naked into the wilderness and give you the basics of survival structures but build you up to a full understanding of large permenant structures. a pleasure to read, recommend to everyone of all age groups.

For "boys" of all ages
When I was a child, I would look for this book when I went to the public library. I checked it out frequently and marveled at the lined drawings of various kinds of wilderness dwellings, especially the "Boys Hogan"-a type of hidden shelter built into the side of a hill.No doubt this book became the inspiration of the "forts" we built in the woods and the lean-tos constructed in Boy Scouts. Read more

Subjects:  1. Amateurs' manuals    2. Design & Construction    3. Design and construction    4. Do-It-Yourself    5. Home Improvement / Construction    6. House & Home    7. Huts    8. Log cabins    9. Log cabins and houses    10. Outdoor & Recreational Areas - General    11. Outdoor Structure Construction    12. Active outdoor pursuits    13. Housing   

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Public housing and social change in Los Angeles
During the 1990s Los Angeles began tearing down public housing projects which represented failed urban policies - but such housing was a popular New Deal program and viewed as a force for positive social change, and we're reminded of the different directions it takes in MAKING A BETTER WORLD: PUBLIC HOUSING, THE RED SCARE, AND THE DIRECTION OF MODERN LOS ANGELES. By narrowing the focus to one major urban area's recent history, the changing sentiments of forces structuring and organizing urban growth and direction receive far more depth and detail than most, especially in its focus on low-cost housing politics.
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Subjects:  1. California    2. History    3. Los Angeles    4. Los Angeles (Calif.)    5. Political Science    6. Politics / Current Events    7. Politics/International Relations    8. Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Dev.    9. Public Policy - Social Policy    10. Public housing    11. United States - State & Local - West    12. Housing    13. Political Science / Social Policy   

Subjects:  1. Family Housing    2. General    3. Home ownership    4. Housing    5. Housing (Sociological Aspects)    6. Housing policy    7. Politics - Current Events    8. Real property    9. United States    10. Housing & property for the individual   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Economics - General    3. Mexican-American Border Region    4. Politics/International Relations    5. Poverty    6. Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Dev.    7. Public Policy - General    8. Public Policy - Regional Planning    9. Slums    10. Sociology    11. Sociology - Urban    12. Texas    13. Urban poor    14. Housing    15. POLITICS & GOVERNMENT    16. Political Science / City Planning & Urban Development   

Subjects:  1. Housing & Urban Development    2. Law   

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A thorough understanding of Tenant/Landlord responsibilities
After being a landlord for three years now,this book clarified, de-mystified and reinforced some issues I've been through.I feel this is an excellent book for those new to landlording.It explains, in easy-to-understand english, all of the legal ins-and-outs of the Tenant/Landlord relationship.It is also targeted to tenants as well, so that they know and understand their rights. It is an easy and enjoyable read as well. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. General    3. Housing & Urban Development    4. Landlord and tenant    5. Law    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Popular works    8. Practical Guides    9. Real Estate    10. United States    11. Housing    12. Jurisprudence & General Issues    13. Social law    14. Urban & municipal planning   

Subjects:  1. Caregivers    2. Gerontology    3. Group homes    4. Handbooks, manuals, etc    5. Institutional care    6. Older people    7. Politics - Current Events    8. Politics / Current Events    9. Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare    10. Social Science    11. Sociology    12. United States   

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the newest classic in environmental psychology
Aragones, Francescato and Garling have organized an excellent volume with the main rotes investigated by modern research in the environmental psychology of residential settings. Since the classical oeuvre "The Handbook of Environmental Psychology" (1987) edited by Stokols and Altman (and the excellent work inside made by Tognoly about that huge topic) there were few other literary accomplishments like that one. As an architect I am specially interested in those researches linking "without fear of the inherent complexity" the physical and functional and psychological variables in residential environment planning - and some of the chapters (like the chapter 9, "Spatial-Physical Neighborhoods Affecting Social Interactions among Neighbors") are well written and founded, helpful, and "within call" to a major transcultural and trans-professional discussion. I personally recommend that book to my dearest colleagues, the ones wrestling in that difficult area of social work service in which the architect is so needed. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Anthropology - Cultural    2. Archaeology / Anthropology    3. Housing    4. Housing surveys    5. Neighborhood    6. Psychological aspects    7. Resident satisfaction    8. Social Science    9. Sociology    10. Sociology - General    11. Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural    12. Social groups & communities    13. Social, group or collective psychology   

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Looking for a place to live for all
NO TRESPASSING is a humane and scholarly look at homelessness, its root causes and its grass-roots remedies.The author has written a non-fiction, philosophical page-turner which should be in every homeless shelter, on every urban planner's desk, and on every corporate boardroom table.Thebook brings to bear the historical, political, philosophical, and humanforces that shape homelessness and offers descriptions of solutions thathave worked in today's world.Its an important read and a good one!Readit as you curl up in your warm house in a comfortable armchair, with a goodreading light, a cup of hot tea in hand, and the knowledge that your chair,your light, your hot tea will be there for you tomorrow and tomorrow andtomorrow. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Housing policy    2. Land Use    3. Low-income housing    4. Political Science    5. Politics / Current Events    6. Politics/International Relations    7. Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Dev.    8. Public Policy - Social Policy    9. Real Estate    10. Rent strikes    11. Sociology - Urban    12. Squatter settlements    13. History / United States / 20th Century    14. Housing    15. POLITICS & GOVERNMENT