Description
Book SynopsisUsing a unique archive spanning the lifetime of twenty council estates in the UK, this book examines what we can learn from council housing's failings and successes for building sustainable communities in the future.
Trade Review"This scholarly and fascinating book combines rigorous statistics and the lived experiences of council estate residents over time to underpin a framework for future solutions to providing affordable and social housing for all who need it." Kate Pickett, University of York
Table of ContentsPart 1: Introduction; Twenty estates in the twentieth century; Estates, neighbourhoods and social housing in theory; Part 2: How the estates performed; Measuring estate performance; Did the twenty estates survive the twentieth century?; Surviving, but not always thriving; Residents’ overall assessments of estate performance; Residents’ experiences – in depth; Who were the residents; Outsiders’ assessments of the estates; Ageing and relative housing quality; The cost and value for money of the estates over their lifetimes; Part 3: Exploring and explaining estate fortunes; Estate fortunes; The impact of unavoidable features of the estates; The impact of unchangeable features of the estates; The opportunities for the influence of subsequent policy and decisions; Residents’ influence on estate fortunes; Conclusion.
