Inclusive Housing Management and Community Wellbeing: A Case Study of Hong Kong

This book examines the contributory role of inclusive housing management services in safeguarding the living environment, empowering neighborhoods, sustaining lovable home, building social capital, fostering community wellbeing and social sustainability from the perspective of the sociology of housing. By repositioning professional housing management as an important driving force in community building, this book argues that the community-initiated inclusive housing management model has been acting as a cornerstone in enhancing a sense of belonging, cultural renewal, environmental sustainability, social integration and community cohesion particularly in cities with high density and compact development. This case study in Hong Kong will make an important contribution to interdisciplinary research in urban sociology, business management, community development, leadership building and environmental health. This study also contributes to the international literature on the dynamics of neighborhood and community governance by addressing the concrete local community initiatives and collaborative management practices in meeting the ever-changing environmental, social and health risks in Hong Kong and beyond. It will be of value to scholars researching on housing management and inclusive community building in world cities globally.

Kwok-yu Edward Lee completed his Doctor Degree in Tarlac State University in 2010 and his Masters Degree in Housing Management at the University of Hong Kong in 1998. Dr. Lee has about 40 years of property management related working and teaching/training experiences. Currently, he is an Adjunct Lecturer teaching Housing Management and Research Project courses at SPACE, University of Hong Kong.

Wai-wan Vivien Chan completed her PhD at School of International Studies, University of Technology Sydney. Dr. Chan has published total 5 monographs jointly or solely including Female Chinese Bankers in the Asia Pacific: Gender, Mobility and Opportunity by Routledge (London, 2020) and Return Migration in Hong Kong, Singapore and Israel: Choices, Stresses and Coping by Springer (New York, 2021). Currently she is Research Professor at Institute of Public Policy, South China University of Technology.