TY - BOOK AU - Golland, Andrew Ed. AU - Blake, Ron Ed. TI - Housing development : theory, process and practice SN - 0415234336 U1 - 363.5 PY - 2004/// CY - London & New York PB - Routledge KW - N1 - Contents Notes on contributors ix Acknowledgements xi List of abbreviations xiii Part One: Introduction 1 1 Aims, scope and structure of the book 3 Ron Blake and Andrew Gotland Part Two: The Political Economy of Housing Development 15 2 Historical, demographic and land-use perspectives 17 Ron Blake and Chris Nicol 3 Housing need, housing demand and housing supply 45 Andrew Gotland and Mike Gillen 4 The private house-building industry and the housing market 71 Mike Gillen and Andrew Gotland 5 Social housing, affordable development and the role of government 95 Michael Oxley and Kathleen Dunmore Part Three: Steps in the Housing Development Process 121 6 Planning and land acquisition 123 Ron Blake and Paul Collins 7 Site appraisal and residential estate layout 164 Ron Blake and Andrew Gotland 8 Dwelling construction and design 189 Gavin Tunstall and Ron Blake 9 Finance, procurement and marketing of housing 217 Paul Collins and Ron Blake Part Four: Contemporary Practice in Housing Development 243 10 Sustainable housing development and urban capacity solutions 245 Andrew Gotland and Ron Blake 11 Housing renewal, conversion and city living 272 Ron Blake and Andrew Gotland 12 Housing development in Europe 295 Andrew Gotland and Michael Oxley 13 Innovation and emerging trends in housing development 321 Chris Nicol and Andrew Gotland Part Five: Conclusions 14 Summary, conclusions and reflections Andrew Gotland and Ron Blake Appendix AChronology of housing related events Appendix BHousing related organisations and websites Glossary References Index ER -