scholarly journals Has the oil boom generated new problems of housing affordability in resource-driven agglomerations in Canada? A case study of St. John’s, Saskatoon, Calgary, Edmonton, and Fort McMurray, 1991–2011

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 299-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sinikka Okkola ◽  
Cédric Brunelle
Keyword(s):  
Housing Affordability ◽  
Fort Mcmurray ◽  
Oil Boom

Rent gap reloaded: Airbnb and the shift from residential to touristic rental housing in the Palma Old Quarter in Mallorca, Spain

Urban Studies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (13) ◽  
pp. 2709-2726 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ismael Yrigoy
Keyword(s):  
Stock Prices ◽  
Rental Housing ◽  
Housing Affordability ◽  
Rent Gap Theory

In light of the advent of Airbnb, rent gap theory can be helpful for understanding how tourist rentals affect residential rental housing. It is argued that on those properties currently rented to residents, rental payments are not only ‘actual ground rent’, but also ‘potential ground rent’. The shift from a residential to a touristic use of rental housing thereby creates a potential ground rent. Taking as a case study the Palma Old Quarter in Mallorca, Spain, this paper analyses the evolution of the stock, prices, and revenues of residential rentals vis-à-vis tourist rentals and finds that, because it is more profitable to rent to tourists than to residents, the number of houses listed on Airbnb has increased, housing affordability for residents has shrunk, and the threat of displacement has increased.

Self-management and the production of habitat: a case study of the Alianza Solidaria Housing Cooperative in Quito

2020 ◽  
pp. 121-142
Author(s):  
Hernán Espinoza Riera ◽  
Andrés Cevallos Serrano ◽  
Bernardo Rosero ◽  
Irina Godoy ◽  
Janaina Marx
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Urban Migration ◽  
Housing Production ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
Oil Boom ◽  
Government Response ◽  
Housing Cooperative ◽  
Rural Urban Migration

During the second half of the twentieth century, Ecuador went through an intense rural-urban migration that drove a significant increase in the demand for housing units. Insufficient government response resulted in great housing deficit in all the cities. Later, this triggered the formation of pro housing organizations across the country, which looked for quick solutions for the poorest working class. Since the 70s, economic changes driven by the oil boom also contributed to said housing deficit increase along with the growth of urban informality in many cities. Although self-build and self-management housing production fostered urban sprawl over unserved peripheral land, cooperativism became an alternative to tackle the growing scarcity. However, the case of Alianza Solidaria Housing Cooperative stands out among the numerous social organizations that aimed for better living conditions. It developed an alternative for housing production in the periphery of Quito based on a comprehensive vision about habitat, self-management, solidarity-based economy and cooperativism.

Development of a Training Simulator for Oil Spill Response

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vinicius L. Vileti ◽  
Albino Ribeiro Neto ◽  
Joel S. Sales ◽  
Paulo de Tarso T. Esperança ◽  
Sergio H. Sphaier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Training System ◽  
Simplified Model ◽  
Training Simulator ◽  
Morison Equation ◽  
Oil Boom ◽  
Oil Spill Response ◽  
Verification Process ◽  
Lumped Masses

The paper describes the development of a training simulator for boats used on Oil Spill response at sea. The simulator models the dynamics of tug boats pulling an oil boom under waves, wind and current. The boom is modeled as a flexible line connected by lumped masses and its flotation characteristics and loads are calculated by Morison equation. A simplified model is used to simulate the oil itself and its interface with the boom line. The verification process was applied and its outcomes are discussed. Also, some case study scenarios are presented and the results are used to evaluate the applicability of the simulator as a training system.

Analysis of inclusionary housing as an urban planning instrument of the North in the South: the context of Dhaka

2018 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-27
Author(s):  
Kasphia Nahrin
Keyword(s):  
Housing Policy ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Housing Affordability ◽  
Capital City ◽  
The South ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Inclusionary Housing ◽  
The North

Abstract Many cities in the North are adopting an inclusionary housing policy in response to housing affordability and social inclusion, which is implemented in very few cities in the South. There is a research gap to determine the potential of this planning instrument in the fast growing cities in developing countries. This research reviews the possibility of implementing inclusionary housing policies there. This is case study research, which has selected Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, as a case study city. Data have been collected from both primary sources (site surveys and in-depth semi-structured interviews) and secondary sources. A qualitative thematic analysis has been performed. This research revealed that implementing inclusionary housing policy in Dhaka is currently challenging due to the lack of legal, financial and organisational capacity. However, this policy can be enabled through the revision of housing policy, the legal and institutional frameworks, financial mechanisms, the knowledge base, and finally through political will.

scholarly journals How the pandemic has affected Turkish housing affordability: why the housing running cost is so important

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyda Emekci
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Income Group ◽  
Housing Affordability ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Past ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Running Cost ◽  
Policy Strategies ◽  
The One

AbstractThe housing affordability problem in Turkey is not new. With the pandemic increasing pressure on the economy, the issue of housing affordability problem has reached an alarming level. The problem has been deepened not only as a result of the pandemic but also due to the incomplete and wrong policies from the past. This paper on the one hand aims to examine how the pandemic has exacerbated the problem; on the other hand, it purposes to reveal that the problem has been handled incorrectly and how weaknesses in the policy strategies contribute to this problem through a case study of the low-income group. The article also focuses on how architects can contribute to solving this problem.

Engagement and interaction with online news: a case study of housing affordability discussions on Facebook

2018 ◽  
Vol 168 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-47
Author(s):  
Michael Vaughan ◽  
Ariadne Vromen ◽  
Fiona Martin
Keyword(s):  
Data Access ◽  
Online News ◽  
Housing Affordability ◽  
User Engagement ◽  
Capital Cities ◽  
News Reporting ◽  
The Public ◽  
Facebook Pages ◽  
Policy Solutions

Concerns about housing affordability in Australian capital cities have captured the public and political imagination. How, then, do ordinary citizens discuss the causes of and solutions to the increasing unaffordability of housing? This article examines evidence that branded Facebook channels provide a space for citizens to engage in everyday engagement and interaction on housing issues. We argue that studying branded, public Facebook pages, despite data access limitations, is an important way of tapping into broad citizen sentiment and understanding media influence on topical issues. We also find that different ways of framing housing affordability within news reporting are associated with different patterns of citizen engagement and interaction on Facebook. In particular, generational frames (critically linking housing affordability to either older people’s entrenched economic advantage or young people’s inability to save) are associated with high levels of user engagement, but the lowest level of discussion about policy solutions within dominant comment threads.

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