*XVII ISA World Congress of Sociology, Gothenburg, Sweden, July 11-17, 2010
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*Cities and the housing boom/bust
*Joint session of RC21 Regional and Urban Development and RC43 Housing and
Built Environment*
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Organizers:
- Manuel Aalbers, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands,
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- Ken Gibb, University of Glasgow, UK, [log in to unmask]
Housing markets are highly dependent on the economic performance of cities.
Yet, local housing market boom/bust is shaped not only at the city level,
but also at the national and increasingly as the financial crisis of
2007-2009 makes clear at the global level. Local, national and global
factors interact to produce housing booms/busts. A housing boom may be seen
as a sign of economic vitality of a city, but also implies an affordability
crisis for large parts of the urban population. A housing bust may be
connected to an economic downturn and may result in redundant housing in one
city and only a pause in increasing house prices in another.
Possible topics for this session include, but are not limited to:
- The local politics of housing
- Examples of housing boom/bust
- Analysis of how local, national and global factors interact in
shaping housing markets
- Local housing effects of the global financial crisis
- Booming neighbourhoods in a busting city
- Busting neighbourhoods in a booming city
- The real estate network as a growth machine
If interested, please send an abstract of no more than 200 words to both
organizers before *October 30, 2009*.
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Manuel B. Aalbers, Ph.D.
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam institute for Metropolitan and International Development Studies
(AMIDSt)
Nieuwe Prinsengracht 130
1018 VZ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
http://home.medewerker.uva.nl/m.b.aalbers/
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