This book is a selection of edited papers, most of which were initially presented at an international conference held under the auspices of the Ad Hoc Committee on Housing and the Built Environment of the International Sociological Association.

Foreword by Elizabeth Huttman Introduction by Willem van Vliet-- Part I: Theoretical and Conceptual Perspectives Congruence: The Evolution of a Contextual Concept by William Michelson Prospects for Realizing Congruent Housing Environments by Raymod G. Studer Residential Satisfaction: Its Uses and Limitations in Housing Research by Guido Francescato, Sue Weidemann, and James R. Anderson Part II: Revitalization in the Inner City The Multiformity of neighborhood Revitalization in the Netherlands by E.C.M. Machielse Changing Patterns in Inner City Housing: A Canadian Example by Trudi E. Bunting Ethnic Minorities, Scarce Housing Resources, and Urban Renewal in Britainby Taner Oc Participation by Ethnic Minorities in Urban Renewal in the Netherlands by Karen Wuertz and To van der Pennen Part III: Suburbs and Planned Communities Suburbanization, Privatization, and Juvenile Delinquency: Some Possible Relationships by David Popenoe Diversity in New Communities: A Cast Study of Reston, Virginia, at Age 20 by Sylvia F. Fava Part IV: Aspects of Planning and Design Shared Spaces, Small Spaces, and Spaces That Change: Examples of Housing Innovation in the United States by Karen A. Franck Planning with Scarce Resources: The Miniaturizatio of an Urban Neighborhood by Joan C. Simon and Gerda R. Wekerle High-Rise Estates and the Concentration of Poverty by Eva van Kempen Part V: Aspects of Management and Ownership Public Housing Communes: A Swedish Response to Postmaterial Demand by Alison E. Woodward Coping with Condominiums in the Netherlands by Jan van Weesup Peacetime Municipal Rent Control Lawsin the United States: Local Design Issues and Ideological Policy Debates byKenneth K. Baar Part VI: Special Population Groups Restricted Housing Markets for Female-Headed Housholds in U.S. Metropolitan Areas by Rebecca L. Smith and C. Lee Thomson The Elderly in Central Tel Aviv by Yona Ginsburg Indexes

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