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  1. 1. Between a Rock and a Hard Place : Navigating the Housing Pathways of Newcomers in Ireland

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Mark Connaughton; [2021]
    Keywords : housing; housing studies; housing in Ireland; housing pathways; housing regimes; migration; reception policy; direct provision; housing assistance payment; marketised social housing;

    Abstract : This thesis presents research into the housing pathways of newcomers in Ireland who receive status to remain in the country and come through the Irish direct provision reception system. In the global context of financialisation of housing and local context of state reliance on the private market to provide housing to all sections of society, cities in Ireland are experiencing severe housing crises like many other cities across the globe, characterised by shortage, increasing rents and persistent homelessness rates. READ MORE

  3. 2. Urbanisation by expulsion : the political economy of landed property in Asunción, Paraguay

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Maiwenn Jensen-Guenec; [2020]
    Keywords : Paraguay; real estate development; land inequality; urban development; Marxian political economy; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Although much research has been conducted regarding the uneven distribution of land in developing countries, such work tends to focus on rural land dispossession. In turn, land inequality in urban property markets of vulnerable economies remains somewhat understudied. READ MORE

  4. 3. Planning for just cities? : A study investigating the accessibility for and the characteristics of the vulnerable group on the housing market.

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Nicoline Løcke Zabel; [2019]
    Keywords : Housing policy; the vulnerable group on the housing market; social housing; public housing; the housing market;

    Abstract : .... READ MORE