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I would like to draw your attention to our March Policy Brief "Housing
Quality Deficiencies and the Link to Income in the EU" written by
Orsolya Lelkes, with Eszter Zolyomi.
Abstract:
The analysis is based on data from EU-SILC 2007, including a special
module on housing, with over 500.000 individuals from 24 EU countries.
Our results suggest that housing quality is correlated with the nation’s
affluence. The Baltic States appear to be particularly disadvantaged on
most grounds. The poor live worse in terms of housing quality, although
their relative disadvantage is more prevalent with respect to basic
amenities or shortage of space, rather than neighbourhood problems. In
our comparison of five selected capital regions, including Brussels,
Prague, Paris, Athens and Madrid, we find that the Paris and Brussels
regions have the most quality problems (with respect to adequate
installations). Based on our analysis, we argue that the use of
objective criteria for assessing the need for space may be flawed, and
the indicators of the EU pursuing social inclusion need to be harmonized
with strategies of environmental sustainability.
More:
http://www.euro.centre.org/detail.php?xml_id=1694
Please feel free to forward the Policy Brief to colleagues who might be
interested.
Best regards,
Annette Hexelschneider, Dipl.-Ing.
Head of Knowledge and Information Management Support Unit
European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research
Berggasse 17
A-1090 Vienna (Austria)
Tel: +43-1-319 45 05-23
Fax: +43-1-319 45 05-19
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