Rethinking housing: insights from community driven solutions in a global perspective

This volume is framed within the concept of ‘the liveable city’, seen as a ‘construct’ involving numerous agendas, practices and disciplines. Land rights have become essential legal tools for First Nations and communities worldwide. Gentrification creates social and political pressure. Patterns of criminality transcend specific locations. Globalisation has erased spatial boundaries for business investments. Pandemics are no longer site-specific and confined to history. Architecture and urban planning have become global endeavours, subject to heightened environmental concerns under the cloak of sustainability. Smart cities cannot function without civil rights and cyber security. No urban centre can function without integrated distribution chains for food, services, public health and transportation and, as will be discussed in this volume, housing needs are universal.