Housing Contemporary Ireland : Policy, Society and Shelter

The period since the mid-1990s is distinguished by radical change in the housing sector in Ireland. During this time, house prices rose at an unprecedented rate. Between 1993 and 2003 the average price of a new house in the State increased by 220 percent. Private rents also grew and waiting lists for social housing lengthened. At the same time, new house building increased rapidly to one of the highest rates in the European Union. This development transformed city centres and suburbs, and also provincial towns and the countryside, which saw unprecedented construction of holiday homes and estates for commuters working in urban areas. This book, the first comprehensive review of housing in Ireland for many years, introduces, in an accessible manner, the key housing developments since the foundation of the State and also reports on the findings of the latest research on the transformation of the sector in the past decade. The issues examined here include: -the impact of the house price boom on wealth and affordability -the urban renewal schemes and private rented housing -the management of social housing -the accommodation of Travellers and homeless people -rural housing policy and politics During the past decade, Ireland’s economic growth has attracted international attention. This book analyses the consequences of that growth on housing and serves as a primer to other countries on the complexities of delivering sustainable housing solutions in the face of economic success. As such, this book will be of interest to students, practitioners and policy-makers involved in the housing field worldwide and to anyone who wishes to learn more about the causes and effects of Ireland’s recent housing boom. Front Matter....Pages i-xvii Setting the Scene: Transformations in Irish Housing....Pages 1-20 The Housing Market and Owner Occupation in Ireland....Pages 21-43 Access Denied? The Challenge of Affordability for Sustainable Access to Housing....Pages 44-68 Housing Expenditures, Housing Poverty and Housing Wealth: Irish Home Owners Brian Nolan In Comparative Context....Pages 69-99 The Private Rented Sector....Pages 100-118 Uneven Development and the Private Rental Market: Problems and Prospectsfor Low-Income Households....Pages 119-143 Urban Renewal and the Private Rented Sector....Pages 144-159 Social Housing....Pages 160-182 Reforming Local Authority Housing Management: The Case of Tenant Participation in Estate Management....Pages 183-204 The Changing Nature of the Housing Association Sector....Pages 205-223 Housing, Equality and Inequality....Pages 224-244 Homelessness....Pages 245-267 Accommodating the Traveller Community....Pages 268-288 Spatial Planning Frameworks and Housing....Pages 289-309 Planning and Sustainability: Metropolitan Planning, Housing and Land Policy....Pages 310-328 Urban Design and Residential Environments....Pages 329-343 Rural Housing: Politics, Public Policy and Planning....Pages 344-363 Irish Housing in the European Context....Pages 364-388 Back Matter....Pages 389-437 This book, the first comprehensive, accessible review of housing in Ireland for many years, introduces key housing developments and also reports on the findings of the latest research on the transformation of the sector in the past decade. Topics include: -the impact of the house price boom on wealth and affordability-the urban renewal schemes and private rented housing-the management of social housing-the accommodation of Travellers and homeless people-rural housing policy and politics. During the past decade, Ireland's economic growth has attracted international attention. This book analyses the consequences of that growth on housing and serves as a primer to other countries on the complexities of delivering sustainable housing solutions in the face of economic success. As such, this book will be of interest to students, practitioners and policy-makers involved in the housing field worldwide and to anyone who wishes to learn more about the causes and effects of Ireland's recent housing boom. Edited By Michelle Norris, Declan Redmond. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 391-419) And Index.