Inhabitation in Nature (eBook)

Houses, People and Practices

David Clapham (Autor)

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2023 | 1., First Edition
170 Seiten
Policy Press (Verlag)
978-1-4473-6782-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Rejecting the assumption that housing and cities are separate from nature, David Clapham advances a new research framework that integrates housing with the rest of the natural world. Demonstrating the impact of housing on the non-human environment, the book considers the future direction of inhabitation policies on climate change and biodiversity.

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Rejecting the assumption that housing and cities are separate from nature, David Clapham advances a new research framework that integrates housing with the rest of the natural world. Demonstrating the wider context of human lives and the impact of housing on the non-human environment, the author considers the impact of current inhabitation practices on climate change and biodiversity.
Showcasing the significant contribution that housing policy can make in mitigating environmental problems, this book will stimulate debate amongst housing researchers and policy makers. The primary audience will be researchers in the field of housing studies or related fields such as social geography, urban studies, sociology and so on. Proposes a fresh research framework that integrates housing with the rest of Nature and offers the audience unique coverage of topical policy issue. There are no other books like it on the market with the same approach or subject matter. Rejecting the assumption that housing and cities are separate from nature, David Clapham advances a new research framework that integrates housing with the rest of the natural world. Demonstrating the impact of housing on the non-human environment, the author considers the impacts and future direction of inhabitation practices on climate change and biodiversity.

Autor

David Clapham is Honorary Professor of Housing and Urban Studies at Glasgow University.

Inhalt

1. Inhabitation in Nature
2. New materialism in housing studies: opportunities and obstacles
3. Inhabitation practices
4. Analysing inhabitation practices
5. Consumption practices
6. Production practices
7. Out of home inhabitation practices
8. Conclusion: inhabitation research and policy

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 31.3.2023
• Verlagsort: Bristol
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 160 x 160 mm
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: Bio-diversity • climate change • Housing and Nature • housing practices • Housing Theory
• ISBN-10: 1-4473-6782-0 / 1447367820
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4473-6782-6 / 9781447367826