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    Spatial justice and housing in Ireland


    Kitchin, Rob, Hearne, Rory and O'Callaghan, Cian (2014) Spatial justice and housing in Ireland. In: Spatial Justice and the Irish Crisis. Royal Irish Academy, Dublin, pp. 57-77. ISBN 9781908996367

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    Abstract

    In this chapter, we examine social and spatial injustices with respect to housing in Ireland, focusing on three concerns. The first is social housing, examining access to such housing in general and the provision of habitable and safe units given the collapse in regeneration initiatives. The second is the phenomena of unfinished estates and substandard private housing stock. The third is the issue of mortgage arrears and negative equity in the aftermath of the collapse of the Irish economy and property market. In the final section we examine why these social and spatial injustices are likely to persist given the structural forces of austerity at work in Ireland that reproduce and deepen social and spatial inequalities.
    Item Type: Book Section
    Keywords: Spatial justice; housing in Ireland;
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Social Sciences > Geography
    Item ID: 7675
    Depositing User: Prof. Rob Kitchin
    Date Deposited: 06 Dec 2016 10:42
    Journal or Publication Title: Spatial Justice and the Irish Crisis
    Publisher: Royal Irish Academy
    Refereed: Yes
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    URI: https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/7675
    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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