Everyone needs and deserves housing.
The Housing crisis is not an architectural or moral question, they argue, but a political and economic one that demands a radical response..
They diagnose the causes and consequences of the Housing problem and detail the need for progressive alternatives.
In Defense of Housing is the definitive statement by leading urban planner Peter Marcuse and sociologist David Madden.
And the benefits of decent Housing are only available for those who can afford it.
Communities are faced with the violence of displacement and gentrification.
Profit has become more important than social need, The poor are forced to pay more for worse housing.
But today our homes are being transformed into commodities, making the inequalities of the city ever more acute.
Everyone needs and deserves housing
