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The Research Will Therefore Be Primary And Secondary In Nature, And It Will ...

The research will therefore be primary and secondary in nature, and it will mainly make wide reference to qualitative/phenomenological material. Reference will also be made to quantitative and empirically derived data. Examining the range of sources which have been explained above will ensure that the research engages the subject with the necessary degree of depth and theoretical perspective.
2.4 Conclusions and Recommendations
The conclusion of this chapter is that qualitative research is ultimately more compatible with the overall research aims and objectives. Primary and secondary qualitative research will be used to gather the information needed to comment on the validity of the hypothesises outlined above.

CHAPTER THREE:
LITERATURE REVIEW PART ONE: DEFINITIONS; AND THE PROBLEM OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN LONDON
3.1.a Arguments and Discussions
What Does the Concept of Affordable Housing Refer to?
Affordable Housing has been defined by Plymouth City Council as: ‘Low cost market, and subsidised housing.....that will be available to people who cannot afford to rent or buy houses generally available on the open market.that definition should be framed to endure for the life of the plan, for instance through reference to the level of local incomes and their relationship to house prices or rents, rather than to a particular price or rent applicable at that one point in time (http://www.plymouth.gov.uk )'.
Affordable housing causes particular demographic cleavages such as the inaccessibility of certain areas of London to what are referred to as key or essential workers such as teachers, nurses, police officers and employees of the health and social services (Greater London Authority, 2005; Section 5.16) (Karn and Wolman, 1992; p.16). This problem of inaccessibility means that these groups are ‘priced out of the market' which means that on the salary that is typically earned by people in their jobs, it is difficult to find a house which is affordable (Karn and Wolman, 1992; p.16).
The problem of affordable housing has also defined as ‘infrastructure needs'. These needs have been elaborated on in the following way: ‘The changing face of London's population has immediate implications for every aspect of London life-education....transport and infrastructure....employment and employability, competitiveness and cultureHousing provides a useful example.....London has 42 per cent of England's most overcrowded households.....' (Greater London Authority, 2006; Section 2.8).
Affordable housing therefore refers to a situation where there are not sufficient numbers of houses being built to satisfy the level of demand there is for these types of houses and accommodation in general (Greater London Authority, 2006; Section 5.17 and Karn and Wolman, 1992; p.16) (Barker, 2006; p.7).


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