Mistress of Girton College at the University of Cambridge, held the Ogilivie Chair of Geography at the University of Edinburgh and was Director of the Institute for Advanced Study at the University of Durham. She is a Fellow of the British Academy, an inaugural member of the Academy of Social Sciences, a Fellow at the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and a member of the Society of Authors.

Message from the Editor-in-Chief, Professor Susan J. Smith:Housing studies is a trans-disciplinary enterprise whose research, teaching and practical applications span an impressive range of social science subjects including urban studies, economics and finance, psychology, social policy, sociology, anthropology, geography, architecture and law. No area of knowledge more urgently needs a comprehensive reference work of the magnitude, scale and scope that Elsevier has assembled here. Packed with experience, imagination and innovation, the encyclopedia contains over 600 entries, each carefully created by a circle of experts.The International Encyclopedia of Housing and Home is a lively, authoritative and systematic statement of the state of the art of research on housing and home. Every entry stands alone on its merits and is accessed alphabetically. Yet, each is fully cross-referenced, and attached to one of seven thematic categories whose ‘wholes' far exceed the sum of their parts. From methods to policy, individuals to institutions, and economics to welfare, there is something for everyone here. The work is relevant to anyone whose research, teaching or life experiences engage with housing assets, mortgage debt, the right to shelter, the problem of affordability or the meanings of home.The numerous scholars whose names appear in this work have created a wonderful new resource, borne of a truly collective effort, providing a really good read.

• Over 500 articles on subjects as diverse as: Climate ChangeComparative Housing Research: InternationalEconomic Development of Housing Markets over TimeHomeless People: Characteristics - An International ReviewHouse Price IndexesHousing and the Macro-EconomyHousing and WellbeingMaterial Cultures of HomeMeanings of HomeMortgage PricingQuantitative and Qualitative Methods for Housing Research The Rental Market and Rental Policies in Developed CountriesThe Rental Market and Rental Policies in Less Developed CountriesResearch for Policy MakingRisk in Housing MarketsShelter, Rights and CitizenshipSupported HousingSustainable Communities