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050 4 _aHD
100 1 _aHill, Octavia,
_d1838-1912
245 1 0 _aHouse property & its management
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2025
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2025-04-11
508 _aRichard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
520 _a"House property & its management : Some papers on the methods of management…" is a collection of essays and reports centered on the management of urban housing, specifically focusing on working-class properties. The book features writings by and about Miss Octavia Hill—a pioneering English social reformer—alongside contributions from contemporaries and reports on the adoption of her methods in the early 20th century. This work is best classified as a collection of professional and social reform papers, likely written and compiled in the early 20th century, with some pieces reaching back to the late 1800s. The primary topic of the book is effective, humane, and practical approaches to housing management, especially as they relate to improving the living conditions of the urban poor through skilled administration and personal involvement, with particular emphasis on the crucial role of women in such work. The book outlines the methods and principles of Octavia Hill's approach to housing management, which blend strict business practices with social sensitivity, personal contact with tenants, and community-building. It contrasts past and present housing conditions, recounts practical experiments in property management, and critically examines both “model dwellings” and small house arrangements. Key themes include the importance of thorough and responsible management (beyond mere rent collection), the benefits of empowering trained and empathetic women managers, and the necessity of considering both the social and technical sides of housing. The volume also gives accounts of the application of Hill’s methods in contexts like Amsterdam and on Crown estates in London, emphasizing tenant involvement, co-operation, and self-management where possible. Finally, it offers recommendations for training managers and calls for broader adoption of these socially conscious management strategies to prevent slums and achieve lasting improvements in urban living. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited Kingdom: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1921
653 _aWorking class -- England -- London
653 _aWorking class -- Dwellings
653 _aHousing -- England -- London
653 _aLandlord and tenant -- England -- London
700 1 _aGibbon, Gwilym, Sir,
_d1874-1948
700 1 _aJeffery, M. M.
700 1 _aNeville, Edith
856 4 _uhttps://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001342788
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75837
999 _c116562
_d116562