Metropolitan Housing Market
A Study of Ahmedabad
SAGE Publications Inc (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 27. November 1989
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-0-8039-9596-3 (ISBN)
Description
This book examines the housing supply and demand processes within a metropolitan setting. It provides a descriptive account of the nature and changes in the supply of housing by the public and private sectors and the impact of various policies on the supply of housing in the city. The analysis of demand for housing provides income and price elasticities of demand for owner and rented housing across various income groups. Residential behaviour is is examined within the perspective of needs and preferences, mobility and upward mobility in housing.
Reviews / Votes
`The study attempts to analyse the various aspects related to the process of supply and demand in the city and discusses their implications for policy guidelines.... (It) presents the findings of a serious analytical research which provide meaningful insights into the housing market of a metropolitan city in the country.... the book will be of interest to urban researchers, planners and policy-makers in enhancing their understanding of an extremely important component of the urban infrastructural system.' - IIMB Management Review`the book will be found very useful by all academics as it provides a new direction for further research and a new framework to build on further studies.' - International Social Work
`The study provides a good general discussion of the history of housing policy in India....Overall the work is useful because housing is a principal item of family consumption and a particularly important component of welfare in developing countries. It is also rare for a study of housing to deal concretely and intelligently with both supply and demand in a specific place.' - Pacific Affairs
More details
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Weight
376 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8039-9596-3 (9780803995963)
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Content
Introduction
Urban Housing Policies in India
Population, Economy and Housing in Ahmedabad
Structure of Housing Supply in Ahmedabad
Demand for Housing in Ahmedabad
Housing Preferences and Constraints
Housing Adjustment Processes
Findings and Policy Directions
Urban Housing Policies in India
Population, Economy and Housing in Ahmedabad
Structure of Housing Supply in Ahmedabad
Demand for Housing in Ahmedabad
Housing Preferences and Constraints
Housing Adjustment Processes
Findings and Policy Directions