THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF
HOUSING
SECOND EDITION
Editorial Board
Editor
Andrew T. Carswell
University of Georgia
Consulting Editor
Willem van Vliet--
University of Colorado
Editorial Assistant
Diane Kesler
University of Georgia
Advisory Board
Carolyn T. Adams
Temple University
Rachel G. Bratt
Tufts University
Elliot Eisenberg
National Association of Home Builders
Karen A. Franck
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Edward G. Goetz
University of Minnesota
Chester Hartman
Poverty & Race Research Action Council, Washington, D.C.
Marakand Hastak
Purdue University
Dan Immergluck
Georgia Institute of Technology
Dennis Keating
Cleveland State University
Daniel Mandelker
Washington University St. Louis School of Law
Peter Marcuse
Columbia University
William Michelson
University of Toronto
Jon Pynoos
University of Southern California
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The encyclopedia of housing / editor, Andrew T. Carswell. 2nd ed.
v. ; cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-4129-8957-2 (cloth)
1. HousingEncyclopedias. 2. HousingUnited StatesEncyclopedias. I. Carswell, Andrew T.
HD7287.E53 2012
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List of Entries
Community-Based Housing
Commuting
Company Housing
Computer-Aided Design
Condominium
Congregate Housing
Consolidated Plans
Construction Technology
Continuing Care Retirement Communities
Cooperative Housing
Crime Prevention
Crowding
Cultural Aspects
Department of Veterans Affairs. See
nited States Department of Veterans Affairs
Homestead
Hoovervilles
HOPE VI
Hospice Care
Household
Housing Abroad: Africa
Housing Abroad: Asia
Housing Abroad: Canada
Housing Abroad: Central and Eastern Europe
Housing Abroad: Latin America
Housing Abroad: Middle East
Housing Abroad: Western and Northern Europe
Housing Act of 1949
Housing Act of 1954
Housing Adjustment Theory
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968
Housing Bubble
Housing Careers
Housing Codes
Housing Construction Process. See Construction Technology
Housing Costs
Housing Counseling
Housing Courts
Housing Demand
Housing Finance Agencies
Housing Index. See Affordability; Housing Indicators
Housing Indicators
Housing Markets
Housing Starts
Housing Supply
Housing Trust Funds
HUD Minimum Property Standards
Residential Satisfaction
Resolution Trust Corporation
Restoration of Damaged Housing
Restrictive Covenants
Retirement Communities
Reverse-Equity Mortgage
Right to Housing
Rural Housing
Smart House and Automation Technologies
Social Housing
Solar Housing
Space Standards
Speculation
Squatter Settlements
Student Housing
Subdivision
Subdivision Controls
Subprime Mortgage Crisis
Substandard Housing
Suburbanization
Supply-Side Subsidies
Readers Guide
Abandonment
Substandard Housing
Affordability
Housing Costs
Housing Trust Funds
Behavioral Aspects
Commuting
Crime Prevention
Crowding
Cultural Aspects
Housing Adjustment Theory
Community-Based Housing
Community-Based Housing
Company Housing
Condominium
Cooperative Housing
Housing Counseling
Rural Housing
Social Housing
Squatter Settlements
Student Housing
Cross-National Research
Household
Housing Abroad: Africa
Housing Abroad: Asia
Housing Abroad: Canada
Housing Abroad: Central and Eastern Europe
Housing Abroad: Latin America
Housing Abroad: Middle East
Housing Abroad: Western and Northern Europe
Housing Indicators
Housing Markets
Residential Satisfaction
Development Patterns
Housing Bubble
Housing Demand
Housing Starts
Housing Supply
Space Standards
Speculation
Subdivision
Subdivision Controls
Suburbanization
Discrimination
Housing Courts
Restrictive Covenants
Right to Housing
Federal Government
HOPE VI
Housing Act of 1949
Housing Act of 1954
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968
Resolution Trust Corporation
Gender and Demographics
Health
Restoration of Damaged Housing
Homelessness