Large housing estates: for some people these three words symbolise all that is wrong in urban planning. Large is wrong, because many people prefer a living surr

This open access book explores the formation and socio-spatial trajectories of large housing estates in Europe. Are these estates clustered or scattered? Which

This open access book focuses on the formation and later socio-spatial trajectories of large housing estates in the Baltic countries—Estonia, Latvia, and Lith

The majority of the world’s population now live in urban areas and the 21st century has been declared as the "urban age". However, closer inspection of where

All countries aim to improve housing conditions for their citizens but many have been forced by the financial crisis to reduce government expenditure. Social ho