Ageing in place: residential satisfaction in Polish housing-estate communities
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DOI: 10.1017/s0144686x17000630
Abstract: ABSTRACT During the period of economic and political transformations in Poland, considerable changes occurred in large housing estates, while demographic transformation and housing-stock ageing starting to aggravate social and spatial problems. The serious issue currently… read more here.
Keywords: ageing place; satisfaction; housing; housing estates ... See more keywords
Modern housing estates and the production of the Brazilian city (1937–1960)
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DOI: 10.1080/02665433.2019.1581834
Abstract: ABSTRACT The social issue of housing has been a focal point in the criticism of Brazilian modernity, and it still plays a central role in the balance of Brazilian democracy. This paper discusses the investments… read more here.
Keywords: production brazilian; housing policy; estates production; modern housing ... See more keywords
De-constructing crisis: post-war modernist housing estates in West Germany and Austria
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DOI: 10.1080/02673037.2020.1720613
Abstract: Abstract This article examines the crises of post-war modernist housing estates in West Germany and Austria, illuminating the key differences that emerged despite the strong similarities in terms of urban design and share in overall… read more here.
Keywords: modernist housing; war modernist; housing; housing estates ... See more keywords
CCC2023_possibilities of obtaining energy from aerodynamic phenomena occurring in selected housing estates in Warsaw, Poland
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DOI: 10.1080/15623599.2024.2430928
Abstract: Abstract The study uses wind tunnel experiments to explore the potential for harnessing wind energy from aerodynamic phenomena in selected housing estates in Warsaw, Poland. Aimed at addressing the challenges posed by the European ‘Fit… read more here.
Keywords: energy; housing estates; energy aerodynamic; selected housing ... See more keywords
Ambivalent Dis inheritance? Articulating urban rootedness and rural routedness in older-age at a time of privatisation of inherited colonial housing-estates in Jinja, Uganda
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DOI: 10.1080/17531055.2025.2573613
Abstract: ABSTRACT Neoliberal-like processes are shaping new geographies of Southern cities. This paper probes the neglected question of whether urban public housing-privatization provokes new geographies of ageing in contexts characterized by translocal idioms of relatedness joining… read more here.
Keywords: housing estates; older age; rural routedness; routedness older ... See more keywords
Tenure structure and perceived social disorder in post-WWII suburban housing estates: A multi-level study with a representative sample of estates
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DOI: 10.1177/0001699317699052
Abstract: Studies on post-World War II housing estates have largely focused on problematic neighbourhoods, and there is a scarcity of literature on housing estates across their entire social scale. Moreover, there is insufficient evidence on the… read more here.
Keywords: tenure structure; social disorder; disorder; housing estates ... See more keywords
Promoting sustainable development of contemporary housing estates. Gamification as an incentive methodology to support urban design
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DOI: 10.2478/mgrsd-2025-0018
Abstract: Abstract The article explores the possibilities of improving urban planning in a direction towards sustainable development and the mitigation of contemporary climate change, as well as exploring the spatial aspects of the demographic processes in… read more here.
Keywords: methodology; urban planning; housing estates; development ... See more keywords
Implementation of Solutions Reducing the Number of Cars in Polish Housing Estates—Based on the Experience of the Vauban Estate in Freiburg, Case of the City of Wroclaw
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DOI: 10.3390/buildings14030712
Abstract: The number of cars in Polish housing estates is steadily increasing. Cars park in allocated parking spaces, but also occupy roads, pavements, and even green spaces. As the European experience shows, many countries have had… read more here.
Keywords: number cars; cars polish; housing estates; estate ... See more keywords
The Neglected Modern Architectural Heritage: Analysis of Housing Estates in the Second Half of the 20th Century from Izmir, Turkey, Case Study Area
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DOI: 10.3390/buildings14113337
Abstract: Twentieth-century housing estates are an important part of the architectural heritage of the modern age, reflecting not only the evolution of housing forms, but also the technological advances and sociocultural dynamics of the twentieth century.… read more here.
Keywords: architectural heritage; heritage; housing estates; century ... See more keywords
Toward Regeneration of Public Open Spaces within Large Housing Estates–A Case Study of Niš, Serbia
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DOI: 10.3390/su122410256
Abstract: Despite the multiple contributions of public open spaces (POSs) to the quality of life in large housing estates (LHEs), the comprehensive treatment of their improvement has so far been a rare occasion in post-socialist countries.… read more here.
Keywords: open spaces; public open; large housing; regeneration ... See more keywords
Regeneration of Panel Housing Estates from the Perspective of Thermal Technology, Sustainability and Environmental Context (Case Study of the City of Ostrava, Czech Republic)
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DOI: 10.3390/su15118449
Abstract: The future of panel housing estates is influenced by a number of factors. Although panel housing estates have seen their share of commentary and analysis from both supporters and de-tractors, there has been no comprehensive… read more here.
Keywords: housing; regeneration; housing estates; environmental context ... See more keywords