A how-to guide on building rabbit housing, whether for one or two pets or a large commercial operation, also includes profiles of rabbit owners.

Myanmar's housing sector is struggling to cope with rapid urbanization, internal migration, and new demand from recent economic growth. These challenges are most apparent in the Yangon Region, where estimates suggest there will be a housing shortage of 1.3 million units by 2030. This publication assesses the current housing market situation in Yangon. It identifies reform options and offers practical recommendations to support the Yangon Region Government's...

Whether you want to be a leasing professional or are already in the field and need a refresher course on best practices, this guide tells you what you need to know about the Multifamily Housing Industry. Robert E. Starnes, who has twenty years of experience in the industry, walks you through all the steps of leasing-from opening a clubhouse, to answering a phone, showing an apartment, creating a lease agreement, and following up with leads. Each chapter...

Max Holleran is lecturer in social policy at the University of Melbourne. He is the author of Tourism, Urbanization, and the Evolving Periphery of the European Union. A fascinating account of the growing "Yes in My Backyard" urban movement The exorbitant costs of urban housing and the widening gap in income inequality are fueling a combative new movement in cities around the world. A growing number of influential activists aren't waiting for new...

Discusses the basic requirements of chicken coops, and features plans and construction notes for forty-five chicken coops, including designs for cities and small farms.

"Today, a minimum-wage earner can afford a one-bedroom apartment in only 28 out of 3,140 counties in America. The single worst place in the United States to look for affordable housing is Osceola County, Florida. Once the main approach to Disney World, where vacationers found lodging on their way to the Magic Kingdom, the fifteen-mile Route 192 corridor in Osceola has become a site of shocking contrasts. At one end, absentee investors snatch up foreclosed...

It is estimated about 150 million people around the world are homeless. What homelessness means, why people become homeless, and how governments and organizations work to end homelessness are some of the topics addressed in this detailed examination of a complex problem.

Paul Lichterman is professor of sociology and religion at the University of Southern California. He is author of the award-winning books Elusive Togetherness (Princeton) and The Search for Political Community, and the coeditor of The Civic Life of American Religion. The ways that social advocates organize to fight unaffordable housing and homelessness in Los Angeles, illuminated by a new conceptual framework for studying collective action How Civic...