Since the term “gentrification” was coined by Ruth Glass in 1964, this concept and the
phenomenon it referred to have been subject to change. This paper reviews the literature …

Why does a social housing provider bet on interest rate fluctuations? This article presents a
case study of the financialization of both housing and the state. Social housing in the …

This paper develops OECD information on housing policies and the degree to which OECD
countries pursue social policy objectives them. Data collected by the OECD shows that most …

Over the last decade, private rental sectors have been in rapid ascendance across
developed societies, especially in economically liberal, English-speaking contexts. The …

This review discusses changes in Dutch housing policy that were implemented after the
great financial crisis of 2008, notably the 2015 Housing Act and its lead-up legislation, and a …

Governments in a wide range of contexts have long pursued policies of social mixing to
disperse poverty concentrations, attract middle class residents, and manage disadvantaged …

This city profile provides a multi-dimensional overview on the most recent social, economic,
political and spatial changes in the city of Amsterdam. We map the social-geography of the …

In seeking to understand the relationship between housing and health, research attention is
often focussed on separate components of people's whole housing 'bundles'. We propose in …

Recent research has emphasized the negative effects of finance on macroeconomic
performance and even cautioned of a “finance curse.” As one of the main drivers of financial …

In context of diminishing housing affordability, shared renting has acquired new salience in
recent years, especially for single young-adults. Public discourses often pose shared renting …