Housing and Society (U03246)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : GEO-3-HOUSOC

Developments in mass housing have an immediate effect on the lives of a substantial proportion of the population, and on the urban form of our towns and cities. This course will examine those developments: the forces behind them, and their physical and social results.

It will begin with a historical look at the emergence and growth of public housing, at experiments in other forms of social housing provision and at the increase in home ownership.

The second half of the course will take a more sociological approach to examine how places can become communities, including sessions looking at tenant-led campaigns and protests, at class divisions and racial segregation, and at approaches to anti-social behaviour. It will end with a look at the impact of the seismic changes resulting from recent and current policies, focusing on the 'right to buy' and on privatisation, and the resulting residualisation of council housing.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Geography, (School of GeoSciences, Schedule N)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
07/01/2008	14:00	15:50	Room 4.09, Old Infirmary (Geography)	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	14:00	15:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Students who complete the course will:
- acquire a good understanding of how housing has developed over the last century and how it is continuing to change today
- gain an insight into a key area of urban studies

They will become familiar with debates
- over the politics of housing provision as they effect ownership, control and funding
- over the social impact of physical planning, from the level of the individual home up to that of the city
- over the nature of community, social exclusion and active community participation