Housing difference and diversity - teaching plan 2015

Teaching plan – Housing Difference and Diversity, 2015: Jan - April

Prepared by Joseph Ho

Lecture section	Topics	References
1 Jan, 29	·       Introduction of the subject ·       Briefing on assignment 1	Ng. 2014. (newspaper article)
2 Feb. 5	·       Social housing and Affordable housing – UK context	·       Facebook folder on social housing ·       Balchin and Rhoden: Ch. 11: Affordability ·       Chung. 2014. (newspaper article) ·       UK lecture 1 readings
3 Feb 12	·       Social housing and Affordable housing – HK context	·       Facebook group on Housing Studies (JKKH)
4 Feb 26	·       Housing, social exclusion and inclusion – UK context ·       Age and housing – UK context	·       Balchin and Rhoden: Ch. 14: Social exclusion ·       Somerville and Sprigings: Chapter 8: Disability and inclusive housing design ·       Balchin and Rhoden: Ch. 16: Housing and the elderly ·       UK lecture 2 readings
5 Mar 5	·       Housing, social exclusion and inclusion – HK context ·       Age and housing – HK context	·       Tsang. 2014. (newspaper article) ·       Facebook folder on social housing
6 Mar 12	·       Segregation and discrimination in Housing – UK context ·       Domestic violence – UK context ·       Briefing on assignment 2	·       Facebook folder on domestic violence ·       UK lecture 3 readings
7 Mar 19	·       Segregation and discrimination in Housing – HK context	·       Chan et al. 2014.
8 Mar 26	·       Women and housing – UK context ·       Race/ ethnicity and housing – UK context	·       Balchin and Rhoden: Ch. 17: Gender and housing ·       Somerville and Sprigings: Chapter 7: Housing, gender and social policy ·       Balchin and Rhoden: Ch. 18: Black and Asian minorities and housing ·       Somerville and Sprigings: Chapter 6: Ethicity, ‘race’ and policy issues ·       UK lecture 4 readings
9 Apr 2	·       Women and housing – HK context ·       Race/ ethnicity and housing – HK context	·       Chan. 1993.
10 Apr 9	·       The Ethics and Housing Providers – UK context ·       Housing and social justice ·       Housing and community support	·       UK lecture 5 readings ·       Somerville and Sprigings: Chapter 3: Housing policy and social justice ·       Balchin and Rhoden: Ch. 15: Housing and community support
11 Apr 16	·       The Ethics and Housing Providers – HK context	·       Estate Agents Authority, 2010 ·       HK Construction Association, 2014
12 Apr 23	·       Housing policy – UK context ·       Housing policy  - HK context ·       Revision	·       Somerville and Sprigings: Chapter 2: What has the state ever done for us? ·       Somerville and Sprigings: Chapter 10: Housing and urban regeneration policy ·       Somerville and Sprigings: Chapter 11: Housing and social policy futures ·       Cheung. 2014. (newspaper article) ·       Kamp. 2014. (newspaper article)

Textbook references

Balchin, P. and Rhoden, M. 2002. Housing Policy: an introduction.London. Routledge (Chapters 11 onwards)

Somerville, P., and Sprigings, N. 2005. Housing and Social Policy Routledge: London

Internet resources

Facebook group on Housing Studies (JKKH): https://www.facebook.com/groups/built.environment.jkkho/

Facebook folder on domestic violence: https://www.facebook.com/josephho33/media_set?set=a.10152908503007090.1073741995.713727089&type=3

Facebook folder on social housing: https://www.facebook.com/josephho33/media_set?set=a.10152354799252090.1073741913.713727089&type=3

Local news (South China Morning Post) [newspaper articles]

Cheung, B.L. 2014. “Insight: Building a future” South China Morning Post December 18: A17.

Chung, S. 2014. “Markets: Cities with unaffordable homes now a global trend” South China Morning Post November 19: P2.

Kamp, J.V.D. 2014. “Stop pandering to haves on homes policy” South China Morning Post December 18: B1.

Ng, K.C. 2014. “Development: Chan again points to parks as housing solution” South China Morning Post December 8: C1.

Tsang, E. 2014. “’Difficult’ to put a time on wait for care homes” South China Morning Post December 9: C4.

Chan, Y.L.P. “Housing and gender inequality: a case study of elderly women in the public housing of Hong Kong. Thesis for Master of Housing Management, University of Hong Kong. (url address: http://hub.hku.hk/handle/10722/278600) [visited at December 22, 2014].

Chan, K.Y. et al. 2014. “Situation of racial discrimination in Hong Kong” (url address: www.cityu.edu.hk/ss/bss/seminarNov1.doc) [visite at December 22, 2014].

HK Estate Agents Authority. 2010.  Practice Guide. (url address: file:///D:/Joe/Joe1/Joe/aibe/Housing%20diversity/hk%20estate%20agency%20ethics%20practice%20guide.pdf) [visited at December 22, 2014].

Hong Kong Construction Association. 2014. Code of Ethics. (url address: http://www.hkca.com.hk/eng_ethics.htm) [visited at December 22, 2014].

Assignment info

Videos on housing

Brief notes 2015