Intersections of Housing Precarity, Health and Wellbeing in Diverse Global Settings: What Is Happening to Housing?

doi:10.46692/9781529243871

This book examines the specific manifestations and causes of housing precarity across a diverse range of geographic settings and housing types. Chapters offer fresh insights into how housing affects wellbeing in terms of physical and mental health, identity and participation in communities.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
pp v-vi
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List of Figures and Tables
pp vii-viii
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Notes on Contributors
pp ix-x
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Acknowledgements
pp xi-xii
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Introduction: What Is Happening to Housing? Intersections of Housing Precarity, Health and Well-being in Diverse Global Settings
pp 1-8
- By Kelly Greenop, Johanna Brugman Alvarez
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1 - Aboriginal Social Housing in Remote Australia: Crowded, Unrepaired and Raising the Risk of Infectious Diseases
pp 9-42
- By Paul Memmott, Nina Lansbury, Carroll Go-Sam, Daphne Nash, Andrew Martin Redmond, Samuel Barnes, Patrick (Pepy) Simpson, Patricia Narrurlu Frank
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2 - Reply to Memmott et al: It is Time for Healthy Living Priorities to be Integrated into Indigenous Housing Policy and Practice
pp 43-47
- By Daphne Habibis
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3 - Informal Housing and Residents’ Well-being in Caracas and Sydney: A Comparative Study of Residents’ Experiences
pp 48-70
- By Gabriela Quintana Vigiola
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4 - Reply to Gabriela Quintana Vigiola: Informal Housing Residents’ Well-being in Cities of the Global North and South
pp 71-75
- By Kazi Nazrul Fattah
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5 - Tenure Security, Housing Quality and Energy (In)justice in Dhaka’s Slums
pp 76-117
- By Mark L.G. Jones
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6 - Reply to Mark L.G. Jones: Tenure Security, Housing Quality and Energy (In)justice in Dhaka’s Slums
pp 118-121
- By Vigya Sharma
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7 - COVID-19 and Precarious Housing: Paying Guest Accommodation in a Metropolitan Indian City
pp 122-147
- By Sai Rama Raju Marella, Krishna Priya, Pooja Vincia D’Souza
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8 - Reply to Raju Marella et al: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Tenants and Operators in Marginal Housing Forms
pp 148-151
- By Zahra Nasreen
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9 - Empowerment Through Design? Housing Cooperatives for Women in Montreal
pp 152-184
- By Ipek Türeli
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10 - Housing Temporalities: State Narratives and Precarity in the Global South
pp 185-207
- By Ruchika Lall
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11 - Reply to Lall: Foregrounding Livelihood and Mobility in the Struggle for Pro-Poor Urban Housing
pp 208-211
- By Redento B. Recio
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12 - Reply to Lall: Housing Temporalities of the Aspiring Global City
pp 212-215
- By Banashree Banerjee
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13 - The Attributes of Social Resilience: Understanding Refugees’ Housing Choices
pp 216-238
- By Francesca Perugia
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14 - Reply to Perugia: Social Resilience and Refugee Housing: Questioning the Shift in Responsibility for Settlement
pp 239-243
- By Iris Levin
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Index
pp 244-252
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What Is Happening to Housing?

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

List of Figures and Tables
pp vii-viii

Notes on Contributors
pp ix-x

Acknowledgements
pp xi-xii

Introduction: What Is Happening to Housing? Intersections of Housing Precarity, Health and Well-being in Diverse Global Settings
pp 1-8

1 - Aboriginal Social Housing in Remote Australia: Crowded, Unrepaired and Raising the Risk of Infectious Diseases
pp 9-42

2 - Reply to Memmott et al: It is Time for Healthy Living Priorities to be Integrated into Indigenous Housing Policy and Practice
pp 43-47

3 - Informal Housing and Residents’ Well-being in Caracas and Sydney: A Comparative Study of Residents’ Experiences
pp 48-70

4 - Reply to Gabriela Quintana Vigiola: Informal Housing Residents’ Well-being in Cities of the Global North and South
pp 71-75

5 - Tenure Security, Housing Quality and Energy (In)justice in Dhaka’s Slums
pp 76-117

6 - Reply to Mark L.G. Jones: Tenure Security, Housing Quality and Energy (In)justice in Dhaka’s Slums
pp 118-121

7 - COVID-19 and Precarious Housing: Paying Guest Accommodation in a Metropolitan Indian City
pp 122-147

8 - Reply to Raju Marella et al: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Tenants and Operators in Marginal Housing Forms
pp 148-151

9 - Empowerment Through Design? Housing Cooperatives for Women in Montreal
pp 152-184

10 - Housing Temporalities: State Narratives and Precarity in the Global South
pp 185-207

11 - Reply to Lall: Foregrounding Livelihood and Mobility in the Struggle for Pro-Poor Urban Housing
pp 208-211

12 - Reply to Lall: Housing Temporalities of the Aspiring Global City
pp 212-215

13 - The Attributes of Social Resilience: Understanding Refugees’ Housing Choices
pp 216-238

14 - Reply to Perugia: Social Resilience and Refugee Housing: Questioning the Shift in Responsibility for Settlement
pp 239-243

Index
pp 244-252

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