scholarly journals Assessment of Environmental Exposure Vulnerability in Toronto Public Housing: A GIS and Environmental Justice Analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Slattery
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Justice ◽  
Public Housing ◽  
Environmental Exposure ◽  
Environmental Exposures ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
The Public ◽  
Housing Developments ◽  
Housing Research ◽  
Exposure Levels ◽  
The City

This paper explores environmental exposure levels across the city of Toronto, with a novel focus on Toronto public housing. Research has shown that environmental exposures are associated with negative effects on the health of populations. Using spatial and statistical methods, the objective of the research is to: (1) measure environmental exposures across the city of Toronto; (2) determine if public housing units are more vulnerable to environmental exposures and, (3) assess if environmental exposure can predict the location of public housing. The results of this study suggest that the public housing dissemination areas are within areas of higher vulnerability than other dissemination areas in Toronto. The population in public housing are disproportionately affected by environmental exposures and are at risk of the associated harmful health implications. This study provides spatial patterns of environmental exposure vulnerability across Toronto, in order to inform planning and revitalization of public housing developments in Toronto.

scholarly journals Assessment of Environmental Exposure Vulnerability in Toronto Public Housing: A GIS and Environmental Justice Analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Slattery
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Justice ◽  
Public Housing ◽  
Environmental Exposure ◽  
Environmental Exposures ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
The Public ◽  
Housing Developments ◽  
Housing Research ◽  
Exposure Levels ◽  
The City

This paper explores environmental exposure levels across the city of Toronto, with a novel focus on Toronto public housing. Research has shown that environmental exposures are associated with negative effects on the health of populations. Using spatial and statistical methods, the objective of the research is to: (1) measure environmental exposures across the city of Toronto; (2) determine if public housing units are more vulnerable to environmental exposures and, (3) assess if environmental exposure can predict the location of public housing. The results of this study suggest that the public housing dissemination areas are within areas of higher vulnerability than other dissemination areas in Toronto. The population in public housing are disproportionately affected by environmental exposures and are at risk of the associated harmful health implications. This study provides spatial patterns of environmental exposure vulnerability across Toronto, in order to inform planning and revitalization of public housing developments in Toronto.

scholarly journals Approach to Urban Environmental Justice Using Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis. The Case of Valencia’s Monumental Trees

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (18) ◽  
pp. 7760
Author(s):  
Alfonso Gallego-Valadés ◽  
Francisco Ródenas-Rigla ◽  
Jorge Garcés-Ferrer
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Environmental Justice ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Urban Trees ◽  
Spatial Data Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis ◽  
The Public ◽  
Object Of Study ◽  
The City

Environmental justice has been a relevant object of analysis in recent decades. The generation of patterns in the spatial distribution of urban trees has been a widely addressed issue in the literature. However, the spatial distribution of monumental trees still constitutes an unknown object of study. The aim of this paper was to analyse the spatial distribution of the monumental-tree heritage in the city of Valencia, using Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis (ESDA) methods, in relation to different population groups and to discuss some implications in terms of environmental justice, from the public-policy perspective. The results show that monumental trees are spatially concentrated in high-income neighbourhoods, and this fact represents an indicator of environmental inequality. This diagnosis can provide support for decision-making on this matter.

scholarly journals Desastres Ambientais e Conflitos Socioespaciais no Brasil / Environmental Disasters and Socio-Spatial Conflicts in Brazil

2017 ◽  
pp. 109-121
Author(s):  
Antenora Maria Da Mata Siqueira ◽  
Juliana Nazareno Mendes ◽  
Alex José Lemos Filho
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Public Housing ◽  
Urban Sprawl ◽  
Municipal Government ◽  
Housing Program ◽  
Conflict Of Interests ◽  
The Public ◽  
Environmental Disasters ◽  
The Government ◽  
The City

RESUMOOs desastres relacionados às águas, ocorridos no Brasil, aprofundaram e ampliaram as pesquisas sobre tais fenômenos. Este artigo analisa os conflitos decorrentes da resposta do governo da cidade de Campos dos Goytacazes/RJ às consequências dos desastres: o programa de habitação popular “Morar Feliz”. Realizaram-se levantamentos bibliográficos, coleta de dados em órgãos públicos e entrevistas com moradores reassentados. Os resultados indicam a existência de conflito de interesses que opõem os moradores que reivindicam ficar no bairro em que residem, ou próximo a ele, e o governo municipal, que promove a expansão urbana em áreas com insuficiência de infraestrutura urbana.Palavras-Chave: desastres ambientais, habitação popular, risco.RESUMENLos desastres relacionados con el agua que ocurrieron en Brasil profundizaron y ampliaron las investigaciones sobre estos fenómenos. En este artículo se analizan los conflictos que surgen como resultado de la respuesta del gobierno de la ciudad de Campos dos Goytacazes / RJ frente a las consecuencias de los desastres: el programa de vivienda pública "Morar Feliz". La investigación se basó en la literatura sobre el tema, en recolección de datos en los organismos públicos y en entrevistas con residentes reasentados. Los resultados indican la existencia de conflictos de intereses que oponen a los residentes que pretenden permanecer en el distrito en el que residen, o al menos cerca; al gobierno municipal, que promueve la expansión urbana en las zonas con insuficiencia de infraestructura urbana.Palabras Clave: Desastres ambientales, viviendas públicas, riesgo.ABSTRACTWater-related disasters occurred in Brazil deepened and expanded researches on such phenomena. This article analyzes the conflicts arising from the response of the government of the city of Campos dos Goytacazes / RJ concerning the consequences of these disasters: the public housing program "Morar Feliz". There were conducted bibliographic researches, data collection in public entities and interviews with residents resettled. The results indicate the existence of conflict of interests that opposes residents who claim to stay in the district in which they reside, or close to it; and the municipal government, which promotes urban sprawl in areas with lack of urban infrastructure.Keywords: Environmental disasters, public housing, risk.

The New Deal, the Deserving Poor, and the First Public Housing Residents in New York City

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan Allen ◽  
David Van Riper
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Public Housing ◽  
York City ◽  
Nuclear Family ◽  
The United States ◽  
Housing Program ◽  
The Public ◽  
Housing Developments ◽  
Us Government

ABSTRACTBetween 1934 and the time of the 1940 Census, the US government built and leased 30,151 units of public housing, but we know little about the residents who benefited from this housing. We use a unique methodology that compares addresses of five public housing developments to complete-count data from the 1940 Census to identify residents of public housing in New York City at the time of the census. We compare these residents to the larger pool of residents living in New York City in 1940 who were eligible to apply for the housing to assess how closely housing authorities adhered to the intent of the National Industrial Recovery Act (1933) and the Housing Act of 1937. This comparison produces a picture of whom public housing administrators considered deserving of this public benefit at the dawn of the public housing program in the United States. Results indicate a shift toward serving households with lower incomes over time. All the developments had a consistent preference for households with a “nuclear family” structure, but policies favoring racial segregation and other discretion on the part of housing authorities for tenant selection created distinct populations across housing developments. Households headed by a naturalized citizen were favored over households headed by a native-born citizen in nearly all the public housing projects. This finding suggests a more nuanced understanding of who public housing administrators considered deserving of the first public housing than archival research accounts had previously indicated.

scholarly journals Public Housing, Concentrated Poverty, and Crime

2014 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Daniel A. Hartley
Keyword(s):  
Public Housing ◽  
Housing Policy ◽  
Violent Crime ◽  
Housing Developments ◽  
Concentrated Poverty ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City ◽  
Deconcentration Of Poverty

A number of studies have explored the relationship between public housing policy, poverty, and crime. This Commentary discusses the results of a recent study, which investigated the effects of closing large public housing developments on crime. To see if the demolitions—and the associated deconcentration of poverty—reduced crime or merely displaced it, researchers examined the case of Chicago. They found that closing large public housing developments and dispersing former residents throughout a wider portion of the city was associated with net reductions in violent crime, at the city level.

scholarly journals Landscape Sub(Vert.)Urbanity: a model for integrating gardens, as an architectural device, into higher density housing to encourage New Zealanders to live in the inner city

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Annabel Fraser
Keyword(s):  
Inner City ◽  
The Public ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
The Family ◽  
Detached House ◽  
Housing Research ◽  
Household Diversity ◽  
Solar Access ◽  
The City ◽  
New Zealanders

<p>New Zealanders continue to resist higher density housing as a way of living. The detached house in the suburbs remains the preferred housing choice for most.  This proposal addresses the key attributes required for higher density living adoption as identified by the Centre for Housing Research, Aotearoa New Zealand (2011). Furthermore, this central Wellington proposal includes additional design features that increase the desirability of this type of housing to the suburban market.  Combined, these and other drivers create a new typology of higher density housing in which vertical and other garden types bring a verdant living option to inner city Wellington.  Key considerations include creating high levels of amenity: gardens, solar access and privacy to produce a vertical neighbourhood that balances collective and private amenity.  The proposal provides three housing typologies (maisonettes, terraces, park houses) to accommodate household diversity to target various stages of the family cycle.   This inner city proposal also demonstrates how public amenity access can be used to offset the (perceived) loss of amenity when moving from the suburbs. By drawing from the public amenity-rich city, the need for private amenities is minimised. Furthermore, just as the surrounding city contributes amenity to these dwellings, this proposal illustrates that this kind of development can in turn contribute back to the city.</p>

scholarly journals Urban Quality Assessment of Public Housing Estates in Murcia, Spain (Vistabella 1940–1950s, La Paz 1960s, La Fama 1970s). Threats or Opportunities for the Medium-Sized Contemporary City?

Buildings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 153
Author(s):  
Antonio Jesús Martínez-Espinosa ◽  
Patricia Reus ◽  
Manuel Alejandro Ródenas-López
Keyword(s):  
Public Housing ◽  
Urban Area ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Qualitative Evaluation ◽  
Residential Areas ◽  
Franco Regime ◽  
La Paz ◽  
The Public ◽  
The City ◽  
Housing Estates

The public housing built under the Franco regime in Spain (1939–1975) brought about the largest urban growth in the country’s recent history. It shares similar characteristics with other public housing built in Europe during the 20th century, and today it houses a predominantly multicultural and socioeconomically precarious population. This study analyses and evaluates three estates that make up a new urban axis in the city of Murcia. The objective is to evaluate the benefits and shortcomings of these developments in order to establish rehabilitation plans, which will seek to improve the lives of their inhabitants and enhance their experience of the urban area from environmental, functional and interactive perspectives. The methodology used for this study is based on the application of three systems of indicators in order to obtain a quantitative and qualitative evaluation of each neighborhood. The quantitative analysis evaluates the urban area in terms of environmental sustainability, while the two qualitative systems explore the neighborhoods’ functionality and ability to instil a sense of attachment, and therefore responsibility, among their inhabitants. In its conclusions, the article provides concrete lines of action for updating and regenerating these residential areas that form a significant part of the city of Murcia.

scholarly journals IMPLEMENTASI KEBIJAKAN PENATAAN PEDAGANG KREATIF LAPANGAN

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Indah Liana Hutabalian
Keyword(s):  
Public Housing ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
City Planning ◽  
Policy Study ◽  
Street Vendor ◽  
Housing Service ◽  
The Public ◽  
Housing Area ◽  
Community Data ◽  
The City

The focus of this study is the implementation of the policy of structuring the creative field of study traders at Jl. Yos Sudarso Ujung. The objectives of this research are two things, first, see how the implementation of the Field Creative Merchant arrangement policy at Sangomang Single Culinary Park on Jl. Yos Sudarso Ujung. Second, find out what are the supporting and inhibiting factors in achieving the implementation of the Field Creative Merchant arrangement policy at the Sangomang Single Culinary Park on Jl. Yos Sudarso Ujung. The research method used in this research is descriptive qualitative method. This method is used to provide an overview of the Implementation of the Field Creative Merchant Arrangement Policy Study on the Sangomang Single Culinary Park at Jl. Yos Sudarso Ujung. The focus of the research is based on Van Mettern and Varn Horn theory which is influenced by six variables, namely policy size and objectives, resources, characteristics of executing agents, dispositions of disposing agents, communication between organizations and implementing activities, social, economic and political environment. The data obtained is based on information from the Head of the City Planning and Aesthetics Division at the Public Housing Service and Palangka Raya City Settlement Area, UPT Pasar Kahayan Staff and the Creative Field Merchant community. Data collection techniques in the form of observations, interviews and documentation. Besides that, the data analysis techniques are in the form of data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion / verification. The research results on the implementation of street vendor arrangement policies in Jl. Yos Sudarso Ujung has not been carried out optimally, this happened because the human resources managing the street vendor arrangement were still inadequate as well as the absence of a special division that managed the street vendor arrangement so that the street vendor arrangement policy was carried out by the Public Housing and Palangka Raya Housing Area during this hasn't gone well.

scholarly journals Older Public Housing Tenants’ Capabilities for Physical Activity Described Using Walk-Along Interviews in Montreal, Canada

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (21) ◽  
pp. 11647
Author(s):  
Kadia Saint-Onge ◽  
Paquito Bernard ◽  
Célia Kingsbury ◽  
Janie Houle
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Public Housing ◽  
Physical Inactivity ◽  
Physical Activity Promotion ◽  
Psychosocial Interventions ◽  
Housing Developments ◽  
Activity Promotion ◽  
Person Environment Fit ◽  
The City ◽  
Improve Access

Older public housing tenants experience various factors associated with physical inactivity and are locally dependent on their environment to support their physical activity. A better understanding of the person-environment fit for physical activity could highlight avenues to improve access to physical activity for this subgroup of the population.  The aim of this study was to evaluate older public housing tenants’ capabilities for physical activity in their residential environment using a socioecological approach.  We conducted individual semi-structured walk-along interviews with 26 tenants (female = 18, male = 8, mean age = 71.96 years old). living in housing developments exclusively for adults aged 60 years or over in three neighborhoods in the city of Montreal, Canada. A hybrid thematic analysis produced five capabilities for physical activity: Political, financial, social, physical, and psychological. Themes spanned across ecological levels including individual, public housing, community, and government. Tenant committees appear important to physical activity promotion. Participants called for psychosocial interventions to boost their capability for physical activity as well as greater implication from the housing authority and from government. Results further support a call for intersectoral action to improve access to physical activity for less affluent subgroups of the population such as older public housing tenants.

scholarly journals Landscape Sub(Vert.)Urbanity: a model for integrating gardens, as an architectural device, into higher density housing to encourage New Zealanders to live in the inner city

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Annabel Fraser
Keyword(s):  
Inner City ◽  
The Public ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
The Family ◽  
Detached House ◽  
Housing Research ◽  
Household Diversity ◽  
Solar Access ◽  
The City ◽  
New Zealanders

<p>New Zealanders continue to resist higher density housing as a way of living. The detached house in the suburbs remains the preferred housing choice for most.  This proposal addresses the key attributes required for higher density living adoption as identified by the Centre for Housing Research, Aotearoa New Zealand (2011). Furthermore, this central Wellington proposal includes additional design features that increase the desirability of this type of housing to the suburban market.  Combined, these and other drivers create a new typology of higher density housing in which vertical and other garden types bring a verdant living option to inner city Wellington.  Key considerations include creating high levels of amenity: gardens, solar access and privacy to produce a vertical neighbourhood that balances collective and private amenity.  The proposal provides three housing typologies (maisonettes, terraces, park houses) to accommodate household diversity to target various stages of the family cycle.   This inner city proposal also demonstrates how public amenity access can be used to offset the (perceived) loss of amenity when moving from the suburbs. By drawing from the public amenity-rich city, the need for private amenities is minimised. Furthermore, just as the surrounding city contributes amenity to these dwellings, this proposal illustrates that this kind of development can in turn contribute back to the city.</p>

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