东北地区传统民居建筑意志与文化再延

建筑历史性的诉求源远流长.东北地区传统民居在中国北部严寒这一特殊地理方位经过漫长岁月的洗礼,其大气豁达的院落空间,方正洗练的房屋造型均呈现出平和质朴的建筑智慧.东北民居老建筑多处于地域偏远、经济落后等地区.在当代社会迅猛发展的城市化背景下,保护和传承东北特定的建筑文化和空间语境就显得尤为重要.     

The Relationship between Urban Development and Housing Prices in China

This article analyzes the relationship between urban development and housing prices in China. When comparing data from three recent consecutive years, with some exceptions, the result shows that in general, housing price is determined by urban development in most urban regions. The article summarizes strategies for affordable housing development and housing policy in China, and analyzes the implications of this study for social work and education. It advocates comprehensive new thinking on a broader topic: how to maintain healthy housing prices and stable development in China.     

Community Needs Assessment

Abstract

Comprehensive geriatric assessments of older adult residents of a senior-only development of New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) conducted by a physician-investigator found that the majority of senior residents suffer from chronic health conditions such as cardiovascular, arthritis, diabetes, take more than five medications, have scored high on body mass index and are at nutritional risk. Surprisingly majority of residents function on their own and need no help in instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) and activities of daily living (ADL). They have very good mental health and only a very small proportion suffer from depression.

The majority of the residents has a personal physician and is covered by Medicare. All of the residents are of low income, 38 percent of the residents living on Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and the rest living on Social Security. Racially/Ethnically 66 percent of seniors are Black, 26 percent are Hispanics, 8 percent are White and less than 1 percent are other. Forty-seven percent of the residents are 75 years in age and over.     

Housing policy and asset building: exploring the role of home ownership in East Asian social policy

Western societies promote home ownership in the belief that it provides a means to build up individual welfare and security, potentially offsetting the inadequacy of social security to meet needs in retirement. Some East Asian economies have long focused on advancing ‘asset building’ through housing policy. These efforts have two purposes: to use housing investment to drive economic development and to build family assets throughout life as a component of income protection for old age. These purposes work well in some countries but not as well in others. In policy terms, the common element among them is that governments promote home ownership as a component of social policy or as a complement to mainstream welfare. This article examines how home ownership fares as a form of asset-based welfare in selected East Asian countries (Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan) and considers the implications for understanding the role of institutions in development.     

保障房建设完成情况的衡量指标研究

内地公共住房没有一套完整长期持续的计划,衡量一个地区保障性住房的建设成绩是是否按质按量按时完成政府分配的保障性住房任务,即以计划建设量与开工量来衡量,该种方式在当下环境中是不科学的,建立合理的衡量指标问题日益迫切。从香港公屋的"轮候配屋制"入手,探讨衡量保障房建设情况的合理方法,得出应用平均轮候时间衡量地区保障房落实情况的结论。     

On Home Equity Conversion Mortgages for Elderly Homeowners

Analysis of reverse mortgage plans for elderly homeowners indicates that the compound interest charged by the lenders would capture more than half of the equity of the homeowners. The lenders further ask that the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) insure them against risks of unexpected longevity of the borrowers, creating an inderterminate risk to FHA.     

论我国居民住房价格与通货膨胀的关系

当前我国面临很大的通货膨胀压力，造成通货膨胀的原因虽然是复杂的，但居民住房价格的不断上涨不能不说是其重要因素。居民住房价格与居民消费价格指数（CPI）关系密切。居民住房价格的不断上涨，不仅直接推动了劳动力要素价格即工资的上涨，而且也带动了土地生产要素价格即地租的上涨，地租上涨又引起地租资本化后的土地价格上涨，同时还带动资本利润率上涨。居民住房价格的不断上涨不仅与当前我国的经济结构有关，更与世界经济大环境有关。总之，居民住房价格的不断上涨，推动了整个社会物价水平的不断上升，加剧了我国通货膨胀的形成，在经济社会的发展中扮演了很不光彩的角色。居民住房价格的不断上涨，其危害是巨大的，不仅直接威胁到我国的金融安全与经济稳定，而且对我国和平崛起战略的实施也是一种阻碍。     

对美国城市更新运动的总体分析与评价

二战后美国在联邦政府统一指导下开展了全国范围的大规模城市更新改造运动.这一运动对美国的经济发展和城市化进程产生了巨大影响.总结这一运动的成败得失,对于我们进一步认识城市更新改造的内在规律,把握当代城市化发展的进程和趋向,指导目前我国城市的建设和发展具有重大的理论意义和现实意义,也有助于我们对于当代美国历史的认识.     

Targeting Services to Those Most at Risk

Abstract

The budget crises facing many state Medicaid programs have increased interest in the goal of linking services and housing as a way to provide more options to people with disabilities at less cost than institutional care. This article examines some of the premises underlying this interest, especially with respect to linking supportive services and federally subsidized housing for older persons. The first section provides a brief history of the activity in this area. The second section examines the risk factors associated with nursing home admission and how those factors match the characteristics of renters receiving subsidies. The third section focuses specifically on the likelihood that subsidized renters will also become eligible for Medicaid. The fourth section explores the capacity of housing programs to meet the challenges associated with service delivery. Finally, the conclusion examines the implications for public policy decision-makers interested in linking services and housing in order to address the long-term care (LTC) needs of older persons with modest incomes.     

A Study of Residential Condition and Satisfaction of the Elderly in China

This article investigates the current housing reality and subjective appraisal of the elderly in China by presenting the latest empirical evidence. Based on a literature review, survey data of September 2009 were analyzed, which included 692 Chinese households with a focus on their elderly members. Major findings were the following: (1) affordability was an outstanding issue, with 56.6% of the elderly respondents feeling overburdened by housing costs; (2) facilities in the homes were less of an issue than their community facilities, which were inadequate especially for the handicapped; (3) the elderly respondents as a whole seemed to enjoy their housing property, though significant differences in homeownership and residential satisfaction were found among them; (4) differences were also found among the elderly in terms of access to healthcare (including emergency help), transportation, and housing environment; and (5) residential satisfaction of the elderly were related to their occupational status before retirement, income, health, distance to healthcare facilities, living arrangements, homeownership, housing conditions, social contacts/visits, and gender. Implications of the findings are discussed for research and policy considerations.