Planning, Markets and Rural Housing

Name: Planning, Markets and Rural Housing
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Planning, Markets and Rural HousingAuthor(s): Nick Gallent\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138798366, 978-1138798366\nSynopsis\nThis book analyses the key forces affecting the affordability of rural homes in Britain and the changing shape of housing markets. It takes as its starting point, demographic trends impacting upon rural communities and upon market dynamics. From this point, it explores consequent patterns of housing affordability, examining changing opportunities in the rental and sale markets, at different spatial scales. The book also focuses on how markets are analysed, and how data are selectively used to demonstrate low levels of affordability, or a lack of need for additional housing in small village locations.\n\nBuilding on the demographic theme, the book considers the housing implications of an aging population, before the focus finally shifts to community initiative in the face of housing und.