Sociology Applied to Planning: Robert K. Merton and the Columbia–Lavanburg Housing Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 281-313
Author(s):  
Kenneth Fox
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Home Ownership ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Columbia University ◽  
Housing Project ◽  
Free Standing ◽  
Housing Projects ◽  
Site Layout ◽  
Low Income Families

In 1944, the Fred L. Lavanburg Foundation resolved to fund sociological research of value to planners of housing projects and communities for low-income families. Columbia University sociologist Robert K. Merton directed the project. Two communities were studied: Winfield Park, NJ, a free-standing town constructed under the New Deal’s Mutual Home Ownership Plan, and Addison Terrace, a federally constructed housing project managed by the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Housing Authority. Findings evaluated effects of site layout and building design in fostering patterns of friendships, creating local social structures. A book-length report manuscript that has never been published is described and discussed.

scholarly journals Opinion of low-income families on public support of the population of the Sakhalin Oblast (on the materials of surveys and interviews)

2020 ◽  
pp. 43-52
Author(s):  
Ol'ga Vladimirovna Chudnova
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Public Assistance ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Socially Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Sakhalin Oblast

The object of this research is the low-income incomplete households of the Sakhalin Oblast. The subject is the current state of trends and peculiarities of the measures of public assistance for the low-income incomplete households of the Sakhalin Oblast. The author gives detailed overview to the main vectors of public assistance of households in the region, and describes the key issues faced by the recipients of public assistance. Special attention is given to the questions of assessment of efficiency of public assistance measures, signifying the prioritized vectors for optimization of this process in the Sakhalin Oblast. The conclusions are based on results of specific sociological research, conducted by the author using surveys and interviews. The research demonstrates that the region is undergoing large-scale efforts on meeting the vital needs of the socially vulnerable groups of the population, but not all measures correspond to the volume, quality and accessibility requirements of low-income incomplete households, and are in need of serious correction and establishing constant monitoring of the efficiency of measures based on feedback from the recipients.

scholarly journals Green Estate in Jakarta: Branding or Reality

2018 ◽  
Vol 67 ◽  
pp. 04025
Author(s):  
Sarah Aisha ◽  
Dalhar Susanto
Keyword(s):  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Alternative Energy ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Housing Project ◽  
Branding Strategy ◽  
Open Spaces ◽  
Strategy Method ◽  
Housing Projects

Along with the growth of awareness in the society about 'Green Living' nowadays, more and more business development of housing projects in Jakarta which brings the topic of 'Green Estate' as their brand and branding strategy. Green Estate is a sustainably developed housing with the attention to aspects of energy saving, the provision of environmentally friendly infrastructure, the provision of green open spaces, waste management, environmentally friendly building design, the provision of alternative energy and citizen participation. Branding is a strategy, method, way or effort to convey a product brand to consumers so that the product is known and then widely consumed by the community. It is important to explore the extent to which the brand and branding strategy on the topic of 'Green Estate' is involved in the practice of developing a housing project in Jakarta, and how its implementation into the real product. This paper discusses the results of research on the brand and branding of 'Green Estate' in the housing project in Jakarta, covering three things: (1) mapping the type and coverage of the brand 'Green Estate', (2) exploring the branding strategy by the developer in communicating the product 'Green Estate 'to consumers, and (3) the implementation of brand and branding strategy 'Green Estate' into the product. This research uses a mixed method, that is the quantitative method by utilizing housing data in REI directory book; and qualitative methods through direct observation of selected housing samples.

A Periferização da População de Baixa Renda em Relação ao Mercado de Trabalho: O Caso do Conjunto Habitacional de Cidade Alta

1980 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 20-31
Author(s):  
Marina Sant'Anna
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Housing Project ◽  
Capitalist System ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Low Income Housing

This paper presents the results of a study of a low-income housing project, i.e. the Conjunto Habitacional de Cidade Alta - Cordovil. The objective of this study was firstly to de monstrate that the resettlement proceeding used in this housing project has ended in a peripherization process, consiãe ring the localization of the low-income families labor market, and secondly to explain how this peripherization process is a consequence of the capitalist system mechanics. The data over which this study was developed was obtained through the employment of an enquiry with the Conjunto's residents.

DESIGN CONCEPTS FOR THE INTEGRATION OF BAMBOO IN CONTEMPORARY VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 223-241
Author(s):  
Shahryar Habibi
Keyword(s):  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Financial Stability ◽  
Home Ownership ◽  
Vernacular Architecture ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Construction Costs ◽  
Design Concepts ◽  
Housing Systems ◽  
Low Income Families

This paper discusses the development of design concepts for a row of typical bamboo houses, including the layout configuration and the function/aesthetics properties that are important from an architectural perspective. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the role of bamboo in investigations of structural and sustainability benefits and to highlight key research ideas that are important for industrialized production and cultural systems. The development of bamboo housing systems can advance efforts directed at securing home ownership for low-income families through lowering the construction costs to levels that are within their budgets. This paper aims to demonstrate approaches for using bamboo as a structural material for low-income and affordable housing. Bamboo housing can improve the financial stability and economic sustainability of low-income families. This paper presents a review of examples of vernacular architecture and building elements and then highlights the design of two bamboo-structure residential houses based on bio-climatic design strategies.

scholarly journals THE GUIDELINE FOR CUSTOMISING INCREMENTAL HOUSING BASED ON TWO CHILEAN CASE STUDIES

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 166-175
Author(s):  
Goran Ivo Marinovic
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Housing Projects ◽  
Construction Design ◽  
Responsibility Of Government ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Incremental Construction ◽  
Incremental Housing ◽  
Low Income Households

Incremental housing, supported by governmental funding, denotes a solution for low-income households where they can gradually customise their dwelling. The Chilean government officials and architects proposed phases of construction which fell short of addressing the households’ capabilities and motivation to finalise their units. Hereof, this article looks at two incremental housing projects: Lo Espejo condominium (2007) and Las Higueras (2006) in the Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile, to inquire capacities of government officials and architects’ comprehensive assistance to families’ housebuilding. The hypothesis holds that the greater responsibility of government officials and architects engaged with incremental housing will enhance motivation of low-income families to customise their house by self-building practice. Arguing for the importance of the self-building the author proposed the guideline for customising houses that comprises four phases: introducing the incremental construction design idea, discussing with families the possibilities for completing houses, connecting households’ construction plans with their financial resources, and presenting the customisation design template. This guideline structure is founded on extensive nine months fieldwork in the Santiago Metropolitan Region, carried out in close collaboration with low-income households from two neighbourhoods, the Ministry of Housing and Urbanism of Chile, the Architectural Office Elemental, and “Gubbins Arquitectos.”

Demonstrating Nutrient Cost Gradients: A Brooklyn Case Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 84 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 244-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J. Karp ◽  
Gary Wong ◽  
Marguerite Orsi
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Energy Content ◽  
Food Selection ◽  
The United States ◽  
United States Department ◽  
Micronutrient Deficiencies ◽  
Caloric Density ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact

Abstract. Introduction: Foods dense in micronutrients are generally more expensive than those with higher energy content. These cost-differentials may put low-income families at risk of diminished micronutrient intake. Objectives: We sought to determine differences in the cost for iron, folate, and choline in foods available for purchase in a low-income community when assessed for energy content and serving size. Methods: Sixty-nine foods listed in the menu plans provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for low-income families were considered, in 10 domains. The cost and micronutrient content for-energy and per-serving of these foods were determined for the three micronutrients. Exact Kruskal-Wallis tests were used for comparisons of energy costs; Spearman rho tests for comparisons of micronutrient content. Ninety families were interviewed in a pediatric clinic to assess the impact of food cost on food selection. Results: Significant differences between domains were shown for energy density with both cost-for-energy (p < 0.001) and cost-per-serving (p < 0.05) comparisons. All three micronutrient contents were significantly correlated with cost-for-energy (p < 0.01). Both iron and choline contents were significantly correlated with cost-per-serving (p < 0.05). Of the 90 families, 38 (42 %) worried about food costs; 40 (44 %) had chosen foods of high caloric density in response to that fear, and 29 of 40 families experiencing both worry and making such food selection. Conclusion: Adjustments to USDA meal plans using cost-for-energy analysis showed differentials for both energy and micronutrients. These differentials were reduced using cost-per-serving analysis, but were not eliminated. A substantial proportion of low-income families are vulnerable to micronutrient deficiencies.

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