... to consider these issues throughout the different stages of the development process and presents idea of the “cradle to the grave” life-cycle of criminal opportunities. In 2014, there were around 610,000 vacant dwellings in England (Department for Communities and Local Government, 2015). In Australia...

...Chris Guilding; Dawne Lamminmaki; Jan Warnken Purpose – The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to advance a set of recommendations concerned with enhancing residential strata title (ST) communities’ preparation for property management in a world of climate change (CC) and second, to examine...

...Lucy Cradduck Purpose The paper aims to improve consumer awareness of the complexities of community living. It does this by clarifying how living in a managed community is different from a “traditional” neighbourhood; and identifying matters that can become disputes. Design/methodology/approach...

...Richard W. Pouder; J. Dana Clark Purpose Over the past two decades, a growing number of Americans have decided to live in gated residential communities. Academic research and case studies tend to focus on explaining this growth phenomenon from a range of perspectives, yet surprisingly little has...

...Ling‐Hin Li Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the major pull factors on residents' attachment to their own housing community. This examination will lead to better understanding of consumer behavior in the housing market. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected through...

...Ling Hin Li Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand how design of housing development affects a sense of neighbourhood. Design/methodology/approach Questionnaire surveys were carried out in two residential communities in Hong Kong with very different design concepts and the results...

...Ling Hin Li Purpose To examine how an incomplete and biased legal/regulatory framework governing the allocation of property rights within a residential community in Hong Kong blocks the natural choice of a market contractual arrangement for the governance of the community as well as the management...