Housing

Code:

EC5289

Acronym:

PHAB

Instance: 2006/2007 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Spatial Planning and Environment Division
Course/CS Responsible:	Civil Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LEC	10	Plano de estudos de transição para 2006/07	5	5	5	-
MIEC	12	Plano de estudos de transição para 2006/07	5	-	5	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To understand housing situation, housing change and housing policies.

Program

I - Understanding housing systems
1 The relevance of housing and its specificity as a product: housing and social relations; housing and economy; housing and space. Housing in Portugal.
2 "Social problems" of housing: concepts of need, risk, exclusion and "integration".
3 "Economical problems" of housing: housing investment and finance; housing prices.
4 "Spatial problems" of housing: housing and land and urban development.
5 "The future of housing": housing and social change; housing and economy; housing and spatial change; changes in housing provision. Prospects for Portugal.

II Housing policies
6 The European context: the diversity of housing systems and policies.
7 Housing policies in Portugal: general description.
8 Housing policies' instruments.
9 "The future of housing policies". Prospects for Portugal.

III Case studies: methodologies for analysis and evaluation.

Mandatory literature

Doling, John; Comparative Housing Policy. ISBN: 0-333-66252-0
Oxley, Michael; Housing Policy and Rented Housing in Europe
Conceição, Paulo Santos; Modelos de produção e gestão de habitação social
Portugal. Ministério das Obras Públicas, Transportes e Habitação. Secretaria de Estado da Habita; O sector da habitação no ano 2003
Judith Allen et al.; Housing & Welfare in Southern Europe, Blackwell, 2004. ISBN: 1-4051-0307-8

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical courses.
Group discussion.
Case studies.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Subject Classes	Participação presencial	56,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Calculation formula of final grade

Theoretical work (review of literature) + Research work on housing situation (50%+50%)

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Exam or research study

Observations

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Estimated working time out of classes: 3 hours