From Plans to Policies

Danielle Gluns examines how urban housing governance reacts to the onset of urban growth in an internationally comparative perspective. The study is based on in‐depth case studies of Washington, D.C., which is an example of primarily market‐based interactions, and Vienna, which has traditionally pursued an active steering role of the local state. The author assesses the goals of urban development formulated by local actors and analyzes their translation into housing policies within the respective governance structures. She demonstrates that path dependence is an important feature of urban housing governance, with relationships, ideologies, and physical urban structures leading to stability. Even so, change is possible, as both systems integrate new policy elements. At the same time, both structures perpetuate inequality in the urban housing system by excluding some of the most disadvantaged groups from decision‐making.
Contents

• Stability and Change in Urban Housing Governance
  
• Understanding the Context of Urban Housing Governance
  
• Housing Governance for an “Inclusive City“ in Washington, D.C.
  
• Housing Governance for a “High Quality of Life“ in Vienna
  
• Path Dependence, Change, and Legitimacy in Growing Cities
  

Target Groups

• Academics, lecturers, and students in the fields of political science, governance, social policy, social inequality, urban sociology
  

The Author Danielle Gluns completed her doctoral degree at the Institute of Political Science at Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster.