Despite its imprecision, social capital is a powerful tool for examining how and why particular forms of social interaction lead to the health and well-being of communities, organisations, and even businesses. Community cohesion as a policy prescription emerged in the UK, following the social disturbances in certain northern cities and towns in the summer of 2001. The official reports into these disturbances identified lack of social interaction between different ethnic groups as a principal cause. Furthermore, social housing was seen as a key factor that could be used to prevent future disturbances. Accordingly, this research focuses on how the assets and forms of social capital act as good predictors of community cohesion, in the context of the New Labour government's aim to use social housing to build cohesive communities. Unless otherwise specified, references to 'the government' throughout this thesis apply to the New Labour administration that came to power in the UK on 2nd May 1997 and ended with the Coalition administration led by the Conservatives on 11th May 2010. This thesis makes use of the linearity between the goals of social capital and the policy aims of community cohesion to match forms of social capital to specific forms of social interaction, in six selected social housing schemes in Bradford. Bradford was one of the cities affected by the disturbances in 2001. Analysis of the forms of social interaction in the case study housing schemes shows that bridging and linking forms of social capital, which could lead to enduring cohesive communities, were mainly latent in the schemes. This suggests that the peaceful co-existence in the case study housing schemes today is, possibly, postponed social conflict in the long term.

Women are twice as likely to suffer from depression as men, yet stress and depression research has relied primarily on the responses of males. Early life stress is hypothesized to influence the development of vulnerability to depression while adult stress exposure can act as a trigger in those predisposed. This relationship is mediated by other environmental factors. Maternal care and the social environment appear to be particularly important for mammals. The purpose of this thesis was twofold: to develop an animal model of depression for use in female rats based on the chronic mild stress (CMS) model previously validated for use in male rodents, and to apply this model in female offspring of mothers exposed to physical restraint in the second half of gestation representing an early life insult. Results indicate that a modified CMS model was able to alter hedonic and physiological responses not present in the original model. Housing condition interacted with CMS in that effects were evident only in singly housed rats. While gestational stress (GS) altered maternal weight and behavioural profiles related to offspring care and anxiety, little to no behavioural effects were noted in juvenile or adult offspring. Applying the modified CMS model to adult female offspring resulted in an anhedonic-like response that recovered rapidly prior to the third week of CMS. Weight in GS female rats was attenuated throughout life beginning post weaning. When taken together, these results demonstrate that stress-based models, previously established in males, must be altered to accommodate the hormonally intact female rat in two ways: first, to eliminate extraneous variables that may interfere with the estrous cycle and mask possible stress effects, and secondly, to consider the appropriateness of individual stressors to induce a stress response in females. While a general lack of effect was noted in response to CMS, this was interpreted as a strong influence of housing and supportive early life experiences in protecting the female rat from the establishment of stress effects related to depression and anxiety. The housing practices employed here may be considered a model of stress-resilience and represents an encouraging avenue of future research.

Despite its many challenges and limitations the concept of in situ upgrading of informal settlements has become one of the most favoured approaches to the housing crisis in the ‘Global South’. Due to its inherent principles of incremental in situ development, prevention of relocations, protection of local livelihoods and democratic participation and cooperation, this approach is often perceived to be more sustainable than other housing approaches that often rely on quantitative housing delivery and top down planning methodologies. While this study does not question the benefits of the in situ upgrading approach, it seeks to identify problems of its practical implementation within a specific national and local context. The study discusses the origin and importance of this approach on the basis of a review of international housing policy development and analyses the broader political and social context of the incorporation of this approach into South African housing policy. It further uses insights from a recent case study in Cape Town to determine complications and conflicts that can arise when applying in situ upgrading of informal settlements in a complex local context. On that basis benefits and limitations of the in situ upgrading approach are specified and prerequisites for its successful implementation formulated. / Trotz vieler Herausforderungen und Beschränkungen gilt das Konzept des in situ upgrading informeller Siedlungen als eine der wichtigsten Herangehensweisen an die Wohnraumkrise im „globalen Süden“. Aufgrund seiner immanenten Prinzipien einer schrittweisen Entwicklung an Ort und Stelle, der Vermeidung von Umsiedlungen, dem Erhalt lokaler Existenzgrundlagen sowie demokratischer Beteiligung und Kooperation, wird oftmals angenommen, dass diese Herangehensweise nachhaltiger ist, als eine quantitativ ausgerichtete Wohnraumversorgung und Top-Down-Planungsansätze. Während diese Studie die Vorteile des in situ upgrading nicht in Frage stellt, zielt sie darauf ab, Probleme der praktischen Umsetzung dieses Ansatzes in einem spezifischen nationalen und lokalen Kontext zu identifizieren. Die Studie diskutiert die Herkunft und die Bedeutung des in situ upgrading auf der Grundlage einer Rückschau auf die Entwicklung internationaler Wohnraumpolitik und analysiert den politischen und sozialen Kontext der Einbettung dieses Ansatzes in die südafrikanische Wohnraumpolitik. Darüber hinaus macht sie sich Einblicke einer kürzlich durchgeführten Fallstudie in Kapstadt zunutze, um Probleme und Konflikte zu erfassen, die bei der Umsetzung des in situ upgrading in einem komplexen lokalen Kontext entstehen können. Auf dieser Grundlage werden die Vorteile wie auch die Beschränkungen des in situ upgrading näher spezifiziert und zentrale Voraussetzungen für eine erfolgreiche Umsetzung des Konzeptes formuliert.

Post-occupancy evaluation is a mechanism of great importance for the performance evaluation of a building, as it makes it possible to evaluate the quality of the built environment regarding technical, functional, aesthetic and behavioral factors and diagnosing negative aspects and deficiencies in the space.Therefore, this work evaluated the social interest housing complex Loteamento Zilda Arns , in Santa Maria-RS, using methods such as questionnaires applied to residents, technical inspections and photographic surveys, the goal being to identify deficiencies and pathological manifestations of the construction process with cast-in-place concrete walls as well as to evaluate the quality and performance of the material and finishes used in the housing units and the complex itself. The opinion and satisfaction of the residents were taken into account. Sixty randomly selected housing units from the complex were inspected. These buildings are built with cast-in-place concrete walls, a commonly used rapid implementation system for massive building of housing.The main problem identified in the housing complex is related to the absence of collective equipment and leisure areas. As far as housing is concerned, pathological manifestations were identified with regards to the construction process and quality of the material applied in the buildings. Despite the problems uncovered by the postoccupancy evaluation, most of the residents are satisfied, which might not be related to the constructive quality and environmental comfort levels offered by their current housing unit but rather to the precarious state of their previous homes. / A Avaliação Pós-Ocupação é um mecanismo de grande importância para a verificação do desempenho das edificações, pois torna possível investigar a qualidade do ambiente construído, considerando fatores técnicos, funcionais, estéticos e comportamentais, diagnosticando aspectos negativos e deficiência do espaço. A partir disso, este trabalho de pesquisa avaliou as habitações de interesse social do Loteamento Zilda Arns, em Santa Maria-RS, através da utilização de métodos que envolveram a aplicação de questionários aos moradores, vistorias técnicas e levantamento fotográfico. O objetivo foi identificar as deficiências e manifestações patológicas do sistema construtivo de paredes de concreto moldadas in loco, avaliar a qualidade e o desempenho dos materiais e acabamentos das unidades habitacionais e do loteamento, considerando a opinião e satisfação dos moradores. Foram vistoriadas 60 unidades habitacionais, selecionadas aleatoriamente em todo o loteamento. As edificações são construídas com o sistema de paredes de concreto moldadas no local, o que caracteriza um sistema de rápida execução, comumente utilizado para a construção massiva de habitações. O principal problema identificado no loteamento está relacionado à ausência de equipamentos comunitários e áreas de lazer. No que se refere a habitação, foram identificadas manifestações patológicas relacionadas ao sistema construtivo e a qualidade dos materiais empregados na edificação. Apesar dos problemas identificados na aplicação da Avaliação Pós-Ocupação, a maioria dos moradores está satisfeito, porém esse fato pode estar relacionado com a situação precária da moradia anterior e não pela qualidade construtiva e níveis de conforto ambiental oferecidos na atual unidade habitacional.

A avaliação de empreendimentos do ponto de vista do cliente final tem grande importância no esforço de melhoria da habitação de interesse social, podendo auxiliar na avaliação de resultados, na identificação de erros e acertos frente aos objetivos e ações do projeto. Este tipo de avaliação pode criar oportunidades de aprendizagem sobre os usuários e produtos, contribuindo para aumentar a geração de valor em futuros empreendimentos. No entanto, a diversidade e dinâmica de programas habitacionais e a falta de clareza nos objetivos dos empreendimentos podem dificultar o processo de avaliação. Com freqüência, as avaliações realizadas nos empreendimentos de habitação de interesse social têm como foco os atributos do produto, sem estabelecer uma conexão com os objetivos esperados. Apenas com a clara identificação dos resultados esperados é possível avaliar o sucesso destas empreendimentos, de forma a desenvolver soluções que atendam melhor as necessidades e expectativas dos usuários. O objetivo desta pesquisa foi propor um modelo para estruturar as avaliações de empreendimentos habitacionais de interesse social a partir na percepção dos usuários e adaptável aos diferentes programas habitacionais, com foco na geração de valor. Os conceitos utilizados nesta pesquisa provém principalmente das áreas de marketing e desenvolvimento do produto. O desenvolvimento do modelo partiu da clara identificação do produto habitação de interesse social de forma ampla, sendo adotada uma hierarquia de valor que vincula os atributos às suas conseqüências de uso e aos objetivos esperados. A pesquisa foi dividida em três grandes etapas. A primeira etapa teve como objetivo compreender os programas habitacionais existentes, assim como sobre o processo de desenvolvimento de empreendimentos habitacionais de interesse social e o produto resultante. Na segunda etapa, o modelo de avaliação foi desenvolvido e aprimorado durante os três estudos empíricos nos quais foram avaliados três empreendimentos de programas habitacionais distintos. Na ultima etapa, o modelo desenvolvido foi avaliado, buscando expor as conexões teóricas e contribuições da solução. As principais contribuições da pesquisa são referentes ao modelo de avaliação desenvolvido, que estrutura a avaliação de empreendimentos habitacionais de interesse social, e também ao processo de aplicação do mesmo. / The evaluation of projects from the perspective of the final client is very important for the effort of improving social housing, making it possible to support the assessment of results, and the identification of errors and achievements in relation to project objectives and actions. This type of evaluation may create opportunities for learning about customer and product, and improving value generation in future projects. However, the diversity and dynamics of housing programs and the lack of clarity in project objectives may hinder the evaluating process. Often, the evaluation of social housing projects is focused on product attributes, without establishing a clear connection with the expected objectives. Only by identifying what are the expected results it is possible to assess project success, in order to develop solutions that fulfil the needs and expectations of final users. The aim of this research work is to propose a model for structuring the evaluation of social housing projects focused on value generation, based on the perception of final customers, which is adaptable to different housing programs. The concepts used in this research come from the areas of marketing, and product development. The development of the model starts with the clear identification of the extended social housing product, adopting a value hierarchy that links product attributes to the consequences of its use and intended goals of the project. The research study was divided into three major stages. The first stage aimed to understand existing housing programs, the social housing product development process and the resulting products. In the second stage, the evaluation model was developed and improved in the three empirical studies, in which three projects from different social housing programmes were evaluated. In the final stage, the proposed model was evaluated in order to discuss the theoretical connections and contributions of the solution. The main contributions of this study are concerned with the model itself, which establish a structure for evaluating social housing programs, as well as a process for implementing it.

O estudo trata do tema do processo de exclusão social resultante das políticas de produção de moradias voltadas à população de baixa renda, implementados no Brasil, que evidenciam o problema da uniformização e da falta de relação da habitação de interesse social com o entorno imediato e com a cidade. Considerando que não existem estudos conclusivos sobre o impacto de diferentes tamanhos de conjuntos na avaliação de desempenho dos moradores da habitação de interesse social, o estudo tem como objetivo principal investigar as relações entre a dimensão do conjunto (número de unidades) e os níveis de satisfação dos moradores da habitação de interesse social. Baseado na área Ambiente – Comportamento, é avaliado o desempenho em relação à satisfação dos moradores e à integração social entre os grupos (moradores de HIS e moradores do entorno) em duas áreas, nas quais houve a inserção de moradias isoladas e concentradas em conjuntos habitacionais diferenciados quanto ao número de unidades e qualidade da infraestrutura existente na área pelo programa Minha Casa, no município de Santiago, RS. O levantamento de dados foi realizado através de diferentes métodos, tais como levantamentos de arquivos, levantamentos físicos, aplicação de entrevistas, mapas mentais e questionários. Para a análise de dados, utilizou-se a estatística não paramétrica, que possibilitou uma maior precisão e validade da investigação. Diante das diferentes intervenções no espaço urbano, os dados evidenciaram que a qualidade da infraestrutura pode afetar na apropriação do local de moradia, no entanto, a avaliação de desempenho pode ser influenciada mais fortemente, por outros fatores, por exemplo, pelo tamanho do conjunto, assim como, por problemas sociais e econômicos dos moradores. Nesse contexto, os resultados sustentam que a integração dos moradores da habitação social com o entorno e com o bairro pode ser favorecida pela implantação dispersa de moradias inseridas de forma isolada em um contexto pré-existente e pela inserção de conjuntos de menor porte na malha urbana. Isto é, quanto menor for o número de unidades do conjunto, maior é a percepção de homogeneidade em relação ao entorno, menor é o “estigma” de morador de habitação social e maior é a possibilidade de integração com o entorno imediato e com a cidade. Portanto, espera-se fornecer subsídios para novas pesquisas sobre o tema e contribuir para a inserção da habitação de interesse social de forma mais adequada, na qual a moradia exerça o papel de elemento agregador do indivíduo na estrutura social. / The study deals with the process of social exclusion resulting from low-income housing production policies implemented in Brazil, which illustrate the problems of standardization and the lack of relationship between social housing, the immediate surrounding and the city. Considering that there are no conclusive studies about the impact of different sizes of social housing schemes on residents‟ performance evaluation, this study has the objective of investigate the relationships between the dimension of the scheme (number of units) and the level of resident satisfaction with social housing. Based on the Environment- Behavior research area, evaluation performance was assessed according to resident‟s satisfaction and the existent level of social integration among the groups (residents in social housing and the surrounding areas) of two areas, in which there was the insertion of single detached dwellings and concentrated dwellings provide in housing schemes, differentiated regarding the number of units and the quality of infrastructure existing in each area, built by the Minha Casa housing program, in the city of Santiago, RS. The survey data was conducted through different methods, such as files survey, physical survey, interviews application, mental maps and questionnaires. For data analysis, it was used the nonparametric statistics, which allowed a greater accuracy and validity of the investigation. Given the different interventions in the urban space, the data showed that the quality of infrastructure can affect the appropriation of the place of residencIn this context, the results indicate that integration between residents from social housing with residents in the surrounding areas and the neighborhood may be fe; however the assessment of performance may be more strongly influenced by other factors, for example, by the size o the scheme, as well as by social and economic issues of the residents. In this context, the results indicate that integration between residents from social housing with residents in the surrounding areas and the neighborhood may be favored by the dispersed arrangement of isolated dwellings inserted in a pre-existent context, as wells as by the insertion of smaller conjuncts in the urban context, since the smallest the number of units is, perception of “stigma” by social housing residents decrease and the larger is the possibility of integration of social housing with the immediate surroundings and the city. For that reason, it is expected to provide feedback information for future research on the topic and to contribute to the insertion of social housing in a more adequate manner, in which it can play the roll of aggregating element in the social structure.

O trabalho trata da avaliação da qualidade da produção do Programa Minha Casa Minha Vida na Região Metropolitana de Porto Alegre, na busca de subsídios para a produção da habitação social. Primeiramente, foi investigado se existem padrões espaciais de localização diferenciados para as Faixas de renda 1, 2 e 3, que poderiam gerar diferentes níveis de integração do conjunto no tecido urbano consolidado. A partir da identificação dos padrões espaciais de localização, foi verificada a existência de relação desses padrões com as diretrizes da política urbana em nível local, expressas através da regulação urbanística, propiciando localizações mais adequadas para a habitação de interesse social. Ainda, teve o objetivo de averiguar se o modelo de cidade (estrutura do espaço urbano) que está sendo produzido pelo Programa MCMV na RMPA apresentou avanços em relação à produção habitacional do BNH (Banco Nacional de Habitação), no tocante aos padrões espaciais de localização dos empreendimentos. A seguir, foram analisados se os padrões espaciais de localização geram impactos sobre as condições de mobilidade e de acesso a oportunidades de desenvolvimento humano e econômico e afetam os níveis de satisfação dos moradores com o desempenho dos conjuntos. Os procedimentos metodológicos adotados incluem múltiplos métodos de coleta de dados e análises que possibilitaram complementariedade entre os dados obtidos através de levantamento de arquivo, levantamento físico e aplicação de questionários. A análise estatística dos dados quantitativos foi realizada através da verificação das frequências e realização de testes não-paramétricos, como Kruskal-Wallis e Spearman. Foi utilizada a análise sintática para medir os níveis de integração. Os resultados obtidos confirmam que a produção do Programa Minha Casa Minha Vida apresenta um padrão espacial de localização, especialmente para a Faixa 1, com empreendimentos de médio e grande porte, distantes do centro urbano consolidado e segregados do entorno. As localizações dos empreendimentos da Faixas 2 e 3 são bastante similares, porém um pouco melhores do que as localizações dos empreendimentos da Faixa 1, que tendem promover diferentes níveis de satisfação com o desempenho dos conjuntos e diferentes impactos sobre a qualidade de vida dos moradores. Finalmente, é possível concluir que o padrão de localização dos empreendimentos do Programa MCMV na Região Metropolitana de Porto Alegre parece não apresentar avanços em relação à produção habitacional do BNH e é ressaltada a importância de avaliar os impactos da localização de conjuntos habitacionais na satisfação geral dos moradores, na busca da produção de espaços residenciais qualificados que contribuam para a sustentabilidade urbana. / The study deals with quality evaluation of the housing program “Minha Casa Minha Vida” (MCMV) implemented in the Metropolitan Region of Porto Alegre, in order to subsidize the social housing production. Firstly, it aimed at investigate if there are different patterns of spatial location according to income groups 1, 2 and 3, which might generate different levels of integration of the housing scheme in the consolidated urban grid. Secondly, it was verified whether the location patterns are related to urban legislation at local level, incorporated in the urban regulation and resulting in locations that are more appropriate to social housing production. Moreover, it was intended to explore if the structure of the urban space produced by the Program MCMV in the Metropolitan Region of Porto Alegre showed improvements in relation to social housing produced by the National Housing Bank (BNH), considering spatial patterns of location of the housing schemes. Following, the patterns of spatial location were analyzed in order to test their impacts on the conditions of mobility and access to human and economic development opportunities that affect the level of resident satisfaction with the performance of housing schemes. Methodological procedures included multiple methods of data collection and analysis which enabled complementarities between the data obtained through archive information, physical measurements and questionnaires. The statistical analysis of quantitative data was carried out by means of frequencies and non-parametric tests such as Kruskal-Wallis and Spearman correlations. Spatial syntax analysis was used in order to measure levels of integration. Results confirm the existence of patterns of location, especially for the lowest income group, with large and medium size housing schemes distant from the consolidated urban area and segregated from its surroundings. The location of housing schemes for income groups 2 and 3 are similar, but slightly better than the locations of housing schemes for income group 1, which tend to promote different levels of resident satisfaction with the performance of the housing schemes and different impacts on their quality of life. Finally, it was possible to conclude that the patterns of location of the housing schemes produced in the Program MCMV in the Metropolitan Region of Porto Alegre did not improve in relation to social housing produced by the National Housing Bank (BNH) and highlights the importance of assessing the impacts of location of housing schemes on the overall residents satisfaction, in order to produce more qualified residential spaces that promote urban sustainability.

En general el diseño de las políticas habitacionales ha prescindido del conocimiento de la demanda específica. La producción del hábitat popular ha sido a través del uso de técnicas constructivas industrializadas, adoptando estrategias de producción masiva, con una eficiente utilización de los recursos, pero ignorando las exigencias individuales de cada familia, la pluralidad y el dinamismo de la sociedad. En consecuencia surgen complejos que no se adecuan a las necesidades de la población, donde los usuarios intervienen incorporando necesidades no previstas en el desarrollo del producto. A partir de un escenario industrial competitivo donde la diversidad del mercado es un nuevo factor para las empresas, surge la customización masiva como una nueva estrategia, capaz de satisfacer a los consumidores con diferentes productos sin aumentar significativamente los costos y el tiempo de entrega. En programas habitacionales la oferta de customización es muy limitada debido principalmente a lograr una economía de escala de la producción. El objetivo principal de esta investigación fue proponer formas de retroalimentar el proceso de desarrollo del producto a partir de las intervenciones realizadas por los usuarios. Fueron realizados dos estudios de casos de programas residenciales, donde la participación del usuario en el desarrollo del producto es diferente. La investigación se realizó en tres etapas, siendo la primera etapa A de comprensión del proceso de desarrollo del producto, caracterizando la empresa y los emprendimientos. Fueron realizadas entrevistas con informantes calificados, visitas a los emprendimientos y análisis de documentos técnicos. La etapa B tuvo como objetivo la planificación del levantamiento de datos para capturar las informaciones de las intervenciones de los usuarios en la etapa de uso de las unidades. Para esto se realizóla colecta de datos a través de entrevistas, y cuestionarios estructurados a los usuarios, y análisis de las intervenciones a través de fotografías satelitales. La etapa C busco identificar oportunidades de procesamiento de los datos, para entender los requisitos de los usuarios y contribuir a mejorar el PDP. Se identificaron estrategias en el proceso de producción de un sistema industrializado de producción de viviendas, encontrando oportunidades de implementar mejoras en la capacidad de adaptabilidad del sistema a los cambios producidos por los usuarios, aumentando la variabilidad y flexibilidad de las opciones de viviendas ofrecidas por la empresa. Conjuntamente con la empresa fueron analizadas las intervenciones y se identificaron oportunidades para adoptar distintos grados de customización. Las principales contribuciones del trabajo es comprender cuales son los requisitos de los usuarios en la etapa de uso de las viviendas, para lograr un producto customizable en proyectos de vivienda de interés social y contribuir al desarrollo de productos industrializados que incorporen estos requisitos. / In general, housing policies have ignored knowledge on the specific needs of families in the design of housing projects. In fact, several industrialized building techniques have been used in social housing, often connected to the adoption of mass production ideas, with the aim of achieving a highly efficient use of resources, but ignoring the individual needs of each family, and the plurality and dynamism of the society. Consequently, there are many housing estates that do not fulfill the needs of the population, resulting in changes in the housing units carried out by the users so that their requirements can be properly considered. In an industrial setting that has growing competition, the diversity in the client needs has become a key factor for several companies in the manufacturing sector. In this context, mass customization has emerged as a new strategy, with the aim of satisfying users with different needs without significantly increasing costs and delivery time. However, in the social housing sector, very few programs offer the possibility of customization, mainly due to the need to achieve economies of scale. Thus, the aim of this research work is to propose guidelines for providing feedback to the product development process of social housing projects, based on product changes that have been made by the users after delivery. Two case studies were conducted in different residential projects, developed by the same company, in which the degree of user involvement in product development was different. The research method was divided into three stages. In stage A, the aim was to understand the product development process, the housing company involved in this investigation, as well as the three projects. The main sources of evidences used were interviews with company representatives, visits to the housing estates, and document analysis. Phase B involved the collection of data related to the product changes carried out by users in the three projects. The main sources of evidence used were interviews with a sample of users, direct observation of those changes, and analysis of interventions by using satellite photos. Phase C sought to propose guidelines for processing user requirement data, and to identify improvement opportunities in the product development process. Regarding the industrialized building system developed by the company, some improvements were proposed, mostly related to the capacity of adaptation of the system to the product changes often made by the users, increasing the variety and flexibility of the housing options offered by the company. In collaboration with company representatives, different degrees of customization were devised. The main contributions of this research work are concerned with how to capture and process requirements based on multiple sources of evidence, as well as to understand the nature of product changes demanded by the users, which can be useful for designing customized houses.

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / Compreender o financiamento da habitação social requer identificar as mediações necessárias para sua problematização crítica. Orientado pelo método marxista, o estudo utiliza como metodologia a pesquisa bibliográfica, de documentos legais e o estudo das peças orçamentárias. A produção do espaço no capitalismo é produto de relações sociais voltadas a exploração e a acumulação capitalista. Por ser objeto da luta de classes, o Estado responde as necessidades habitacionais dos trabalhadores por meio de políticas urbanas fragmentadas e desfinanciadas, abertas as investida do mercado. A institucionalização do arcabouço legal para a habitação, como a conquista do Fundo Nacional de Habitação de Interesse Social - FNHIS não representou mudanças efetivas sobre as condições de moradia nas cidades. Marcado pelo desfinanciamento (os recursos corresponderam a 1,3% do orçamento do Ministério das Cidades, em 2012) e pela baixa envergadura dos programas sob sua responsabilidade (recursos para Urbanização de Assentamentos Precários e Provisão Habitacional ficaram em R$ 4,7 bilhões, nos anos estudados), o FNHIS é esvaziado no seu sentido político de satisfazer as necessidades habitacionais da população. Em 2009, é criado o Programa Minha Casa Minha Vida - PMCMV. Há o incremento do Estado como indutor da macroeconomia fortalecedora da reestruturação do mercado imobiliário e das medidas para minimizar os efeitos da crise econômica mundial, pondo em marcha o social-liberalismo. Foram destinados R$ 16 bilhões de 2009 a 2012, com produção de 2 milhões de unidades habitacionais pelo PMCMV. Contudo, pelo caráter privilegiador do produtor privado, o PMCMV fez com que o mercado imobiliário continuasse a realizar a punção de parte de fundo público no desenvolvimento de projetos que fortalecem a periferização, o bloqueio a cidade para os trabalhadores e a redução a responsabilidade do Estado sob a política de habitação social como direito humano. / To understand the financing of social housing it is required to identify the necessary mediations for its critical questionings. Guided by the Marxist method, the study has as its methodology the bibliographical research of legal documents and the study of budget components. The production of space in capitalism is a product of social relations focused on exploration and on capitalist accumulation. By being an object of class struggle, the State responds to the workers housing needs through fragmented and unfinanced urban politics, both available to the interest of the market. The institutionalization of the legal framework for housing, like the achievement of the Fundo Nacional de Habitação de Interesse Social- FNHIS, has not shown effective changes on the housing conditions in the cities. Characterized by the non-funding (in 2012, resources corresponded to 1.3% of the Ministry of Cities budget) and by the low scale of the programs under their responsibility (resources for Urbanization of Slums and Housing Provision were R$ 4.7 billion between 2006 and 2012), the FNHIS was withdraw from its political sense of meeting the populations housing needs. In 2009, the Programa Minha Casa Minha Vida - PMCVMV (My House My Life) was created. There is the States increase as an inducer of macroeconomics of the real estate markets restructuring and of measures to minimize the effects of the global economic crisis, putting in motion the social liberalism. Sixteen billion reais were invested in 2009 to 2012, with production of two million housing units by PMCMV. However, through the privileged character of the private producer, the PMCMV helped the housing market to continue taking part in the public fund on the development of projects which strengthen the peripherization, the city blocking for workers and the States reduction under the politic of social housing as a human right.

The topic concerns families that were not lucky enough to live in their own house or apartment. It concerns families that, for various reasons, lost their house or apartment. They were moved out from rented flats, lodging houses, or their treaty on providing social service in another emergency shelter was terminated. In some cases, a family is not able to find a new house or apartment in time. These families then take advantage of emergency shelters. The purpose of this service is to mitigate or prevent social exclusion of people in such a situation where they lost their house or apartment. It is a resident service that provides people with no shelter a temporary place to stay. The final thesis consists of a theoretical and a practical part. The theoretical part consists of five subchapters dealing with the chosen issues. The beginning of the practical part defines the goals of the final thesis. The aim of this thesis was to map reasons for which families in an adverse life situation find it difficult to find a new house or apartment. Qualitative research and half-structured interview were chosen to find out the necessary information. The research was conducted in emergency shelters for families with children in the South Bohemian region. Seven communication partners took part in the survey. The method of open coding was used to evaluate the data. The results of the conducted survey show that there are several reasons for which families in an adverse life situation find it difficult to find a new house or apartment. The most frequent reason the communication partners mentioned was being a part of the Roma minority. Other reasons mentioned were a high number and the age of children in the family and the prejudice of the flat owners. Another issue that is hard to resolve is the lack of money to pay the deposit that flat owners require before renting a flat. This final thesis emphasises the need to adopt a law on social housing that should help to solve the flat situation of families in an adverse life situation.