Since the late 1970s, the term “colonias”(in English) has described low‐income, peri‐urban,
and rural subdivisions north of the US‐Mexico border. These communities are in arid and …

Research on informal housing tends to focus overwhelmingly on less developed countries,
downplaying or ignoring entirely the presence of informality in United States housing …

The paper analyses the plurality of urban informal practices that characterize contemporary
Italy in the sphere of housing, focusing on its complex connections with a variety of public …

While self‐help housing is most frequently analyzed in develo** countries, this entry
describes how it is also widespread in Europe, Canada, and the USA, where, historically …

Long a subject of study in the global South, the topic of citizen-driven, bottom-up, non-
professionally produced urbanism has received increasing attention in professional and …

This article deals with housing illegality/informality in Italy, where it represents an
established aspect of urban development. It presents a case study focused on Desio, a town …

Problem, research strategy, and findings Equity is a major goal in post-disaster recovery and
reconstruction. However, although extensive research demonstrates the connections …

Welfare programs place burdens on citizens to document their vulnerability through means-
tested regulations in the United States, but theories of the welfare state do not necessarily …

Manufactured housing (MH) is a central component of affordable housing in the United
States. Yet the MH tenure ranges from manufactured homes on privately owned property to …

In recent years, there has been an increase in work on urban informality in Northern cities.
While this newfound focus is welcome, a problem arises when it comes to conceptualizing …