Community news submitted by: Katrin Anacker, George Mason University
Forthcoming in June 2025, published by Routledge: Introduction to Housing, third edition.
https://www.routledge.com/Introduction-to-Housing/Anacker-Carswell-Kirby/p/book/9780367465056
Description
This foundational text on housing tenure, housing policy, homelessness, and housing in a global context has been thoroughly updated to reflect changes in the United States during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. This third edition delves into the complexities of housing and related issues, to provide a deep understanding of housing’s relationship to national economic factors and housing policies. It features individual chapters authored by experts in the field, offering insights into the physical, social, psychological, economic, and policy dimensions affecting the current housing landscape both in the United States and internationally, while proposing solutions to the challenges presented. This book will appeal to faculty and students in a variety of housing-related courses, and is an essential resource for housing researchers, policymakers, and practitioners.
Table of Contents
Editors’ introduction
Katrin B. Anacker, Andrew T. Carswell, and Sarah D. Kirby
Section 1: Introduction
Chapter 1: Current Trends in the U.S. Housing Market
Rachel Bogardus Drew
Chapter 2: Influences on Housing Choice
Julia O. Beamish, Rosemary Carucci Goss, and Hyojung Lee
Chapter 3: Housing and Racial and Ethnic Diversity
Katrin B. Anacker
Chapter 4: Housing and Immigration
Ivis García
Section 2: Housing Tenure versus Homelessness
Chapter 5: Home Buying and Homeownership
Anaid Yerena
Chapter 6: The Home Building Industry
Theodore Koebel, Andrew R. Sanderford, and Andrew P. McCoy
Chapter 7: The Housing Finance Industry
Katharine L. Nelson
Chapter 8: Housing Affordability
Becky Love Yust
Chapter 9: Homelessness
Francesca L. Michelini and Randall Alan Cantrell
Section 3: Housing Policy
Chapter 10: Housing and Community
Kathryn Howell
Chapter 11: U.S. Federal Urban Housing Policy
Kirk McClure
Chapter 12: Housing and Recessions
Karna Wong and Silvia R. González
Section 4: Special Topics in Housing
Chapter 13: Military Housing
Pamela C. Twiss and James A. Martin
Chapter 14: Housing and Aging
Deirdre Pfeiffer and Rababe Saadaoui
Chapter 15: Home Environments and Health
Kathleen R. Parrott and Jorge H. Atiles
Chapter 16: Sustainable Housing
Kathleen R. Parrott, Sung-Jin Lee, and Joseph Laquatra
Chapter 17: Housing and Disasters
Annie Hardison-Moody and Andrew Fox
Section 5: Housing in a Global Context
Chapter 18: Housing in Africa
Johan Mottelson
Chapter 19: Housing in Asia
Yanmei Li
Chapter 20: Housing in Australia
Nicole Gurran and Pranita Shrestha
Chapter 21: Housing in Europe
Max-Christopher Krapp and Björn Egner
Chapter 22: Housing in South America
Rosa E. Donoso and Marja G. Elsinga
Chapter 23: Global Housing Challenges in the Twenty-First Century
Alan Mallach
Glossary
Critics’ Reviews
“Introduction to Housing is the A to Z on the social, political, and economic dimensions of housing. It is encyclopedic in its scope, providing a combination of foundational knowledge about housing while also covering a number of specialized topics in depth. Written in a clear, accessible style, the book features the work of top experts in the field. Introduction to Housing is a one-stop shop for housing students and instructors, covering housing from the household scale to the global, from market to community perspectives.”
Edward G. Goetz, Ph.D., Professor, University of Minnesota and Author of The One-Way Street of Integration: Fair Housing and the Pursuit of Racial Justice in American Cities (Cornell University Press)
“Introduction to Housing is a comprehensive treatment of housing policy in the US and globally. Chapters reach back in history to explain how today’s housing policy is rooted in colonial systems, outlining housing’s complex financing and social impacts, including the racial dynamics of housing and its intertwined relationship to the economy, health, and disaster planning. Anyone wanting to understand housing policy beginning to end should read this book.”
Rachel Garshick Kleit, Ph.D., Professor, The Ohio State University
“Introduction to Housing is an essential resource for students and experts alike. This collection of comprehensive, succinct and jargon-free essays covers the full gamut of housing issues in the United States and provides important insights internationally as well.”
Alex Schwartz, Ph.D., Professor, The New School, Author of Housing Policy in the United States (Routledge)
“In an exceptionally well-presented, organized, and accessible volume, the editors of Introduction to Housing have assembled an excellent and diverse group of housing policy scholars from around the world to provide a nuanced and comprehensive introduction to the rich and complex topic of housing with helpful international comparisons. I highly recommend it!”
Vinit Mukhija, Ph.D., Professor, UCLA, Author of Remaking the American Dream: The Informal and Formal Transformation of Single-Family Housing Cities (The MIT Press)
