THE FUTURE OF SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED HOUSING<\/p>\n
Journal of Urbanism Deadline: 1 June, 2012<\/p>\n What is the role of single-family detached housing in sustainable cities? This special issue will move the discussion beyond debates over the <\/p>\n We seek scholarly research papers, both quantitative and qualitative, that * Single-family housing as a setting for localized food production; We are seeking an international perspective, and thus welcome scholarly
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\nMany are now predicting that single-family housing, especially at the
\nperiphery of major cities, is destined to become the future slum. But
\nshould we give up on single-family housing as a viable urban form? Given
\nits popularity and sheer ubiquity, shouldn’t single-family detached housing
\nfind its place in the future course of sustainable urbanism? Under what
\nconditions might the single-family detached house be an important part of
\nthe sustainable city? The dichotomy between the idealization and the
\ndisrepute of single-family housing demonstrates the need to clarify its
\nrole in the contemporary metropolitan city.<\/p>\n
\nnon-sustainability of single-family detached housing toward a focus on
\ninnovative solutions. We view the non-sustainability of vast expanses of
\nsingle-use, single-family detached housing as a settled question: such
\nareas are highly problematic. The more pertinent question is what can be
\ndone to improve the sustainability of this urban form? What are the pros
\nand cons of alternative solutions?<\/p>\n
\nbring together core literature and empirical research on innovation in
\nsingle-family housing and how it can move toward sustainability. Possible
\npaper topics include:<\/p>\n
\n* Issues of spatial scale: single-family housing in small doses;
\n* Diversifying single-family housing with multiple functions and house
\ntypes;
\n* Selective demolition and triage;
\n* Housing transformation and succession;
\n* What are the potential harms of too little single-family detached
\nhousing and too much density?
\n* How successful are attempts to produce a mix of house types, including
\nsingle-family houses in a diversified multi-functional development?
\n* An analysis of different types and densities of single-family housing;
\n* Contiguity and linkage issues: single-family housing and what surrounds
\nit;
\n* Sustainability differences based on spatial location (single-family
\ndetached housing in inner-ring vs. outer-ring suburbs);
\n* The changing relationship between single family housing and
\nsocioeconomic status;
\n* Single family housing as heritage in the inner parts of cities;
\n* Diversifying economic activities and improving social cohesion through
\nsingle family housing densification.<\/p>\n
\nresearch papers that focus on any global context.<\/p>\n