Dr Bob Smith
Senior Lecturer in Housing
Ysgol Daearyddiaeth a Chynllunio
- smithr2@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 208 76086
- Room 2.78, Glamorgan Building
An experienced teacher and researcher he has undertaken studies for UK government departments, the Welsh Government and National Assembly for Wales, the Housing Corporation, Tai Cymru / Housing for Wales, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, the Audit Commission, Shelter, Crisis, Welsh Consumer Council and individual local authorities and housing associations.
2019
- Webb, B., Harris, N. and Smith, R. 2019. Rural housing delivery in Wales: How effective is rural exception site policy?. Technical Report.
2018
- Rodgers, S. E.et al. 2018. Emergency hospital admissions associated with a non-randomised housing intervention meeting national housing quality standards: a longitudinal data linkage study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 72(10), article number: 210370. (10.1136/jech-2017-210370)
- Rodgers, S. E.et al. 2018. Health impact, and economic value, of meeting housing quality standards: a retrospective longitudinal data linkage study. Public Health Research 6(8), article number: 6080. (10.3310/phr06080)
- Harris, N., Webb, B. and Smith, R. 2018. The changing role of household projections: exploring policy conflict and ambiguity in planning for housing. Town Planning Review 89(4), pp. 403-424. (10.3828/tpr.2018.24)
2016
- Harris, N. R., Webb, B. and Smith, R. S. G. 2016. The process for developing robust housing evidence for local development plans. Project Report. [Online]. Royal Town Planning Institute. Available at: http://www.rtpi.org.uk/media/1653691/rtpi_research_briefing_household_projections_in_wales_15_january_2016.pdf
2014
- Card, P. D. and Smith, R. S. G. 2014. The regulation of housing associations in Britain: changing frameworks, risks and responses. Presented at: ENHR: European Network for Housing 2014, Edinburgh, UK, 30 June - 1 July 2014.
- Rodgers, S. E.et al. 2014. Cohort Profile: The housing regeneration and health study. International Journal of Epidemiology 43(1), pp. 52-60. (10.1093/ije/dys200)
2013
- Smith, R. S. G.et al. 2013. Interim evaluation of the regulatory framework for housing associations in Wales. Technical Report.
- Smith, R. S. G. 2013. Case study evaluation of local authority projects to mitigate the impacts of Housing Benefit reform. Technical Report.
2009
- Pawson, H. and Smith, R. S. G. 2009. Second generation stock transfers in Britain: impacts on social housing governance and organisational culture. European Journal of Housing Policy 9(4), pp. 411-433. (10.1080/14616710903357201)
- Pawson, H.et al. 2009. The impacts of housing stock transfers in urban Britain. Coventry; York: Chartered Institute of Housing; Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
- Smith, R. S. G. 2009. Rome wasn’t built in a day: ten years of devolution in Wales. In: Hiscocks, V. ed. Nothing ventured …. nothing gained = Oni heuir.. ni fedir. Cardiff: Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru, pp. 7-11.
- Smith, R. S. G. and Pawson, H. 2009. The impacts of housing stock transfer. Welsh Housing Quarterly 75, pp. 40-41.
2006
- Smith, R. S. G. 2006. Housing Stock Transfer: Investing in Renewal as a Tool for Sustainable Regeneration. Housing Studies 21(2), pp. 269-282. (10.1080/02673030500484885)
2005
- Smith, R. S. G. 2005. Devolution and divergence in social-housing policy in Britain. In: Adams, J. and Schmueker, K. eds. Devolution in Practice 2006: Public Policy Differences Within the UK. London: Institute for Public Policy Research, pp. 23.
2003
- Stirling, T. and Smith, R. S. G. 2003. A matter of choice? Policy divergence in access to social housing post devolution. Housing studies 18(2), pp. 145-158. (10.1080/0267303032000087694)
2001
- Smith, R. S. G.et al. 2001. The lettings lottery: the range and impact of homelessness and lettings policies. Shelter, London. Available at: http://www.homelesspages.org.uk/node/21363