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; Learning from 100 years on 20 less successful estates; The debatable rise and fall of social housing; How neighbourhoods and estates change over time; The 20 estates; The scope of the book; Part 2: The falls and rises of the 20 estates; The fall in housing quality; The rise in housing quality; The fall and rise in safety and order; The fall and rise in popularity; Changes in the mix of residents; The estates’ social environments; Residents’ access to opportunities; The survival of the 20 estates; The fall of council housing tenure; Part 3: Explaining the changes over 100 years in 20 estates; Summarising the changes over 100 years in 20 estates; National and local factors influencing estates’ housing quality; National and estate factors influencing safety and order in estates; National and local factors influencing demand for estates, popularity and resident mix; Conclusions: 100 years on 20 estates and the implications for all social housing.
