The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to housing:
Housing is a shelter used as a dwelling or living space by individuals, families, or a collective. It provides a space for preparing food, storing belongings, caring for children and the elderly, and maintaining privacy. Housing also refers to the act of providing shelter or protective cover.
Types of housing
editForms of human habitation
editList of human habitation forms
- Dwelling – Unit of accommodation
- Apartment – Self-contained housing unit occupying part of a building
- House – Building comprising a single dwelling
- Condominium – Form of ownership of real property
- Cooperative housing – Type of housing development that emphasizes self-governance and quasi-communal living
- Tiny house – Architectural movement advocating smaller living spaces
- Lodging – Use of a short-term dwelling, usually by renting the living space
- Shelter (building) – Architectural structure providing protection
Housing by availability
editHousing by legality
editHousing by region
edit- Housing in Africa
- Housing in Asia
- Housing in Australasia
- Housing in Australia
- Housing in New Zealand
- Housing in Europe
- Housing in the Middle East
- Housing in North America
- Housing in Barbuda
- Housing in the United States
- Housing in South America
- Housing in Brazil
History of housing
editPolitics of housing
editHomelessness
editHousing legislation
edit- Canada housing legislation
- United Kingdom housing legislation
- United States housing legislation
- Fair Housing Act – Enacted as Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968
- Housing Act of 1937
- Housing Act of 1949
- Housing Act of 1954
- Housing and Community Development Act of 1974
- Housing and Community Development Act of 1987
- Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008
- Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965
- Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968
- Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970
- Housing for Older Persons Act – 1995
- National Housing Act of 1934
Housing programs
editEconomics of housing
edit- Housing Affordability Index – Adjusted house price measure
- Housing industry – Application of economic techniques to real estate markets
- Informal sector – Economic activity unregulated by government
- Median household income – Macroeconomic indicator
- United States housing bubble – Economic bubble
Housing organizations
edit- Habitat for Humanity – Nonprofit organization devoted to building affordable housing
Housing publications
editJournals about housing
editPersons influential in housing
editPersons influential in housing reform
edit- Jocelyn Frere Adburgham
- Uno Åhrén
- Cathy Crowe
- Marcel van Dam
- Willem Drees
- Elizabeth Sturge
- Catherine Amelia Ewing
- Albion Fellows Bacon
- Ernest Flagg
- Enneüs Heerma
- Miranda Hill
- Octavia Hill
- Elijah Hoole (architect)
- Lucy Dorsey Iams
- Stanley M. Isaacs
- Edward Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh
- Basil Jellicoe
- Leroy Looper
- Barbara McInnis
- Cary Moon
- Nikkita Oliver
- Paul Roldan
- Seebohm Rowntree
- Jan Schaefer
- Michael Shapcott
- Isaac Newton Phelps Stokes
- Fanny Talbot
- Joop den Uyl
- Lawrence Veiller
- Joris in 't Veld
Housing advocates
edit- Catherine Bauer Wurster – American public housing advocate and educator
- Jocelyn Frere Adburgham – English architect and town planner (1900–1979)
- Uno Åhrén – Swedish architect and city planner
- Cathy Crowe – Canadian homeless advocate
- Marcel van Dam – Dutch politician
- Willem Drees – Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1948 to 1958
- Catherine Amelia Ewing – American educator, missionary, philanthropist, activist, social reformer (1822–1897)
- Albion Fellows Bacon – American reformer and writer (1865–1933)
- Ernest Flagg – American architect (1857–1947)
- Enneüs Heerma – Dutch politician (1944–1999)
- Miranda Hill – English social reformer (1836–1910)
- Octavia Hill – English social reformer (1838–1912)
- Elijah Hoole (architect) – English architect (1837–1912)
- Lucy Dorsey Iams – American welfare worker (1855–1924)
- Stanley M. Isaacs – American politician (1882–1962)
- Edward Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh – Irish businessman and philanthropist (1847–1927)
- Basil Jellicoe – Church of England priest (1899-1935)
- Eddie Bernice Johnson – American politician (1934–2023)
- Leroy Looper – American activist (1924–2011)
- Peter Marcuse#Views on housing – German-American lawyer and professor (1928–2022)
- Barbara McInnis – American nurse and advocate for homeless people
- Cary Moon – American political activist (born 1963)
- Nikkita Oliver – American civil rights activist, lawyer and educator
- Paul Roldan
- Seebohm Rowntree – English social researcher (1871–1954)
- Michael Shapcott – Canadian academic
- Isaac Newton Phelps Stokes – American architect (1867–1944)
- Fanny Talbot – English philanthropist (1824–1917)
- Joop den Uyl – Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1973 to 1977
- Joris in 't Veld – Dutch politician (1895–1981)