A relational lens to understand housing affordability in the 21st Century

Housing affordability in the 21st-century requires a new way of understanding the concept. The concept is currently framed around household spending on housing costs. In the 21stcentury, households' aspirations and housing outcomes of local residential environments are increasingly influenced b...

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Autores principales:	Upuli Perera, Peter Lee
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Housing affordability 21stcentury housing context Giddens's theory of structuration New settlements in England Urbanization. City and country HT361-384 Political institutions and public administration (General) JF20-2112
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f2e357a9135a41fa9a67058728a278fb2021-11-26T04:30:43ZA relational lens to understand housing affordability in the 21st Century2226-585610.1016/j.jum.2021.08.004https://doaj.org/article/f2e357a9135a41fa9a67058728a278fb2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2226585621000881https://doaj.org/toc/2226-5856Housing affordability in the 21st-century requires a new way of understanding the concept. The concept is currently framed around household spending on housing costs. In the 21stcentury, households' aspirations and housing outcomes of local residential environments are increasingly influenced by external labour and capital drivers at a range of scales (regional, national, global). Under such context, this paper suggests the concept of housing affordability should be advanced to understood with a relational view of the world. The relational view, underpinned by Giddens's Theory of Structuration, has the scope to capture how households' housing costs, linked to aspirations and housing outcomes across scales, making this more relevant to the 21stcentury. Empirical evidence to demonstrate this has been drawn from a large-scale housing development project in the West Midlands of England. Increasing understanding of the concept helps formulate policies and planning practices for improving mechanisms to deliver better housing outcomes in an affordable and sustainable manner.Upuli PereraPeter LeeElsevierarticleHousing affordability21stcentury housing contextGiddens's theory of structurationNew settlements in EnglandUrbanization. City and countryHT361-384Political institutions and public administration (General)JF20-2112ENJournal of Urban Management, Vol 10, Iss 4, Pp 314-324 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Housing affordability 21stcentury housing context Giddens's theory of structuration New settlements in England Urbanization. City and country HT361-384 Political institutions and public administration (General) JF20-2112 Upuli Perera Peter Lee A relational lens to understand housing affordability in the 21st Century
description	Housing affordability in the 21st-century requires a new way of understanding the concept. The concept is currently framed around household spending on housing costs. In the 21stcentury, households' aspirations and housing outcomes of local residential environments are increasingly influenced by external labour and capital drivers at a range of scales (regional, national, global). Under such context, this paper suggests the concept of housing affordability should be advanced to understood with a relational view of the world. The relational view, underpinned by Giddens's Theory of Structuration, has the scope to capture how households' housing costs, linked to aspirations and housing outcomes across scales, making this more relevant to the 21stcentury. Empirical evidence to demonstrate this has been drawn from a large-scale housing development project in the West Midlands of England. Increasing understanding of the concept helps formulate policies and planning practices for improving mechanisms to deliver better housing outcomes in an affordable and sustainable manner.
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title	A relational lens to understand housing affordability in the 21st Century
title_short	A relational lens to understand housing affordability in the 21st Century
title_full	A relational lens to understand housing affordability in the 21st Century
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A relational lens to understand housing affordability in the 21st Century

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