Popular American Housing: A Reference Guide

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Since the Garden of Eden, humanity has been concerned with shelter. Yet housing means different things to different people. This work is a comprehensive, historical reference guide that reviews housing concepts and issues. It introduces the reader to the current body of literature and seminal work in housing from a multidisciplinary perspective. The nature of the topic is multifaceted, fragmented, and demanding of serious study from diverse disciplines, and this study spans the broad domains of housing knowledge in architectural history and theory; environment and behavior; design process and methods; and building and environmental technology.

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Brent and Schwartz's information guide is a fine reference source that makes very interesting reading. Recommended for all academic libraries, ...large public libraries, and special libraries in architecture or planning.-Choice
This is a multifacted guide to literature and other resources about housing. It will be useful for scholars researching the subject form many different points of view.-AB Trade Reviews
"This is a multifacted guide to literature and other resources about housing. It will be useful for scholars researching the subject form many different points of view."-AB Trade Reviews
"Brent and Schwartz's information guide is a fine reference source that makes very interesting reading. Recommended for all academic libraries, ...large public libraries, and special libraries in architecture or planning."-Choice

Author Bio

RUTH BRENT is Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Design at the University of Missouri, Columbia. Her major research areas reflect her work in the global context of housing and design, environmental gerontology, and design education. Brent has authored the computer program and numerous journal articles. She actively works to improve environments for persons of physical, mental, and economic, and ethnic diversity. BENYAMIN SCHWARZ is Assistant Professor of Environmental Design at the University of Missouri, Columbia. Trained as an architect, his research interest includes design fundamentals, housing concepts and issues, and international environmental design for aging populations. He is coauthor with Leon A. Pastalan of University-Linked Retirement Communities: Student Visions of Eldercare, as well as numerous professional articles.