Care, Health and Housing

Lidia Katia C. Manzo is Assistant Professor of Sociology and EU CITY-OF-CARE Marie Sklodowska Curie Individual Fellow at the University of Milan.

Preface - Mark Boyle


Introduction: Why Care, Health and Housing? – Lidia Katia C. Manzo





Part 1: Crisis, Experiences and the Legislation – Declan Redmond


1. Nothing Fancy. Just Basic, Decent Accommodation. Just basic Rights – Lidia Katia C. Manzo and


Gayle Cullen Doyle


2. The Need for a Human Rights and a Health Approach to Housing – Rory Hearne


3. Community Organizations and Housing Rights - Austin Campbell


4. Using Law as a Tool for Change: Experiences and Limitations – Mary Heavey, Gavin Elliot and


Clodagh Daly





Part 2: Healthy Homes and Communities, Air Quality and the Data – Rob Kitchin


5. The Importance of the Home and Neighbourhood Environment for Health and Wellbeing – Hannah Grove


6. The Mould in Dublin’s Oliver Bond House: Causes and Health Focused Design Solutions for Social


Housing 1930’s Flats Refurbishment – Gearóid Carvill and Joseph Little


7. Grassroots Citizen Science and Indoor Air Quality Networks: Potential Tools to Better Understand


Inadequate Social Housing Conditions – Jeffrey Roe and Jack R. Lehane


8. The Power of Open Data for Healthier Neighbourhoods – Kevin Credit


Conclusions: Placing Care at the heart of the Housing and Health strategies – Lidia Katia C. Manzo


and Dáithí Downey