Housing policy and public initiatives in the city

Šioje knygoje analizuojama būsto politikos raida ir problemos Lietuvoje nuo 1990 m. iki dabar. Daug dėmesio skiriama su būsto politikos sritimi susijusioms visuomeninėms iniciatyvoms - tokioms kaip daugiabučių namų bendrijų ir bendruomeninių organizacijų veikla, - pasireiškiančioms Vilniaus ir Kauno miestuose. Knygoje būsto politika tiriama tarpdisciplininiu požiūriu, derinami su būsto politikos tyrimų sritimi susiję sociologijos, viešojo administravimo bei iš dalies politologijos požiūriai, kurie Lietuvoje iki šiol nebuvo išplėtoti. Analizuojami unikalūs kiekybinio (daugiabučių namų savininkų bendrijų anketinės apklausos) ir kokybinio (ekspertų interviu su bendruomeninių organizacijų lyderiais ir kitais būsto politikos veikėjais) tyrimų duomenys.This book examines housing policy in Lithuania and public initiatives in the housing policy field. Lithuanian housing policy is studied in the context of other EU countries. The book examines major differences in housing policy systems among the EU member states and identifies the ideal typical features of the housing policy model of the Central and East European countries. At the same time, the book carries a thorough investigation of public initiatives in the housing policy field. The activities of home owners' organizations are examined, the reasons for their mobilization and the problems associated with the housing maintenance and renovation. The community organizations / centres are studied and their influence on the urban environment and infrastructure development in the neighbourhood. The empirical study was conducted in two Lithuanian cities: Vilnius and Kaunas. The book is based on a mixture of qualitative and quantitative data and research methods. The 47 semi-structured interviews conducted with the activists of community organizations / centres (28) and leaders of the home owners' organizations (16) are analysed in this study. Other interviews were conducted with the president of Lithuanian Chambers of Housing Management and Maintenance, with the director of the Public institution "Renovate city" and the official from the Ministry of Environment. The quantitative data were collected using a questionnaire survey. The questionnaire, which consisted of 38 closed and semi-open questions, was sent to the leaders of the home owners' organizations in Vilnius and Kaunas. Totally, there were 224 respondents questioned: 154 in Vilnius and 70 in Kaunas. This book examines housing policy and public initiatives in the urban context from the multidisciplinary point of view; it combines the views of sociology, public administration and political science to study housing policy and public initiatives in the urban environment. This approach has been fairly underdeveloped in the scientific literature in Lithuania