| Abstract from DBPedia | Housing, or more generally, living spaces, refers to the construction and assigned usage of houses or buildings individually or collectively, for the purpose of shelter. Housing ensures that members of society have a place to live, whether it is a home or some other kind of dwelling, lodging or shelter. Many governments have one or more housing authorities, sometimes also called a housing ministry or housing department. Housing in many different areas consists of public, social and private housing. In the United States, it was not until the 19th and 20th century that there was a lot more government involvement in housing. It was mainly aimed at helping those who were poor in the community. Public housing provides help and assistance to those who are poor and mainly low-income earners. A study report shows that there are many individuals living in public housing. There are over 1.2 million families or households. These types of housing were built mainly to provide people, mainly those who are low-income and elderly, with safe, affordable, and good housing units. There are many people who are a part of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). When counting, there are over nine hundred thousand participants in this program.アパートとは、建物の内部を複数に区切り、それぞれを独立した住居として居住用として供与する集合住宅。英語「アパートメント (apartment)」を元にした和製英語。フランスで言うアパルトマン。かつては分譲住宅に対しても用いられたが、現在ではほとんどの場合において賃貸物件を指す用語となっている。 同種の共同住宅のうち、比較的大規模・豪華なものは日本では「マンション」と称されることが多いが、マンションは本来は「豪邸」の意味であるため日本でしか通用しない。 (Source: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Housing) |
