Author: Suzanne M. BramanPublisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Design Principles for Transitional Housing
Author: Suzanne M. BramanDeveloping Research-based Design Guidelines for Transitional Housing Facilities
Author: John David BenjaminPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Homeless persons
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
A Women's Place
Author: Camille A. MitchellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Transition homes are critical sources of support for women and children fleeing domestic violence or facing difficulties with housing and poverty. More than just a safe place to stay, transition homes offer residents access to a variety of services that will help them to better their lives. The increasing rate of single women heading households and the rise of homeless women and children are recent social developments that reflect the need for transition homes. Changes in family lifestyle require a redefinition of the traditional housing model to involve sharing and providing services within a larger community. Studies of alternative housing indicate that some women would prefer to live in women-only housing with moderate design alterations that address safety concerns. This is particularly relevant to women who frequently wind up homeless due to problems with career opportunities or managing households on their own. A communal support structure can assist women with making new lives for themselves and their families in a transition home and afterwards. Furthermore, characteristics of the built environment influence personal wellbeing, social interaction, relationships with staff, and the impression on the surrounding community. This thesis explores the design of a transition home that integrates social programs and outreach services to help improve the lives of women and children in need. Through deliberate design choices, architects can offer an appropriate solution to women's housing issues that foster independence, provide safety and give hope for a brighter future.
Permanent Supportive Housing
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309477042
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
Chronic homelessness is a highly complex social problem of national importance. The problem has elicited a variety of societal and public policy responses over the years, concomitant with fluctuations in the economy and changes in the demographics of and attitudes toward poor and disenfranchised citizens. In recent decades, federal agencies, nonprofit organizations, and the philanthropic community have worked hard to develop and implement programs to solve the challenges of homelessness, and progress has been made. However, much more remains to be done. Importantly, the results of various efforts, and especially the efforts to reduce homelessness among veterans in recent years, have shown that the problem of homelessness can be successfully addressed. Although a number of programs have been developed to meet the needs of persons experiencing homelessness, this report focuses on one particular type of intervention: permanent supportive housing (PSH). Permanent Supportive Housing focuses on the impact of PSH on health care outcomes and its cost-effectiveness. The report also addresses policy and program barriers that affect the ability to bring the PSH and other housing models to scale to address housing and health care needs.
Camouflage Housing Book I
Author: Vanessa Johnson McCrayPublisher:
ISBN: 9781735487205
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Providing strategies, tools and principles to opening a transitional housing facility.
Accessible Housing by Design
Author: Steven Winter AssociatesPublisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
ISBN: 9780070711747
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
This practical implementation guide to the principles of universal design in residences shows how to integrate universal design features at modest or no additional cost. It evaluates accessibility features such as fixtures, hands-free communication and security systems and remote-control devices.
By Design 2
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Architectural design
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
9 Ways to Make Housing for People
Author: David Baker ArchitectsPublisher: Oro Editions
ISBN: 9781935935407
Category : Architecture, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Combining how-to with why-to, '9 Ways to Make Housing for People' lays out the core principles that David Baker Architects uses to help communities develop great urban housing. Written for architects and residents - as well as officials, developers, and planners - this book is a kit of parts: nine proven strategies for getting the best outcomes for housing in urban contexts. Detailed explorations and comprehensive case studies show how to apply and combine the principles creatively to meet the needs of sites, people, and budgets. Pragmatic and imaginative, this book is a modern manual for urban housing - getting it built and making it great.
Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Axiomatic Design
Author: Mary Kathryn ThompsonPublisher: ICAD 2013
ISBN: 0989465802
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
A Transition to Sustainable Housing
Author: Trivess MoorePublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 9819927609
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
This open access book explores the environmental, social, and financial challenges of housing provision, and the urgent need for a sustainable housing transition. The authors explore how market failures have impacted the scaling up of sustainable housing and the various policy attempts to address this. Going beyond an environmental focus, the book explores a range of housing-related challenges including social justice and equity issues. Sustainability transitions theory is presented as a framework to help facilitate a sustainable housing transition and a range of contemporary case studies are explored on issues including high performing housing, small housing, shared housing, neighbourhood-scale housing, circular housing, and innovative financing for housing. It is an important new resource that challenges policy makers, planners, housing construction industry stakeholders, and researchers to rethink what housing is, how we design and construct it, and how we can better integrate impacts on households to wider policy development.