Redevelopment and Affordable Housing: City of San Diego RDA Affordable Housing Developments Demonstrate Spatial Quality

SciVee ◽  
2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Kim
Keyword(s):  
Affordable Housing ◽  
San Diego ◽  
Housing Developments ◽  
Spatial Quality

From central to marginal: The trajectory of Israel’s public-housing policy

Urban Studies ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 54 (11) ◽  
pp. 2432-2447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ravit Hananel
Keyword(s):  
Public Housing ◽  
Housing Policy ◽  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Housing Construction ◽  
Land Uses ◽  
Housing Crisis ◽  
Housing Policies ◽  
Housing Developments ◽  
The Past ◽  
Urban Diversity

Over the past decade, in the wake of the global housing crisis, many countries have again turned to public housing to increase the supply of affordable housing for disadvantaged residents. Because the literature and past experience have generally shown public-housing policies to be contrary to the urban-diversity approach, many countries are reshaping their policies and focusing on a mix of people and of land uses. In this context, the Israeli case is particularly interesting. In Israel, as in many other countries (such as Germany and England), there was greater urban diversity in public-housing construction during the 1950s and 1960s (following the state’s establishment in 1948). However, at the beginning of the new millennium, when many countries began to realise the need for change and started reshaping their public-housing policies in light of the urban-diversity approach, Israel responded differently. In this study I use urban diversity’s main principles – the mix of population and land uses – to examine the trajectory of public-housing policy in Israel from a central housing policy to a marginal one. The findings and the lessons derived from the Israeli case are relevant to a variety of current affordable-housing developments in many places.

Neighborly Concerns

2019 ◽  
pp. 80-99
Author(s):  
Douglas S. Massey ◽  
Len Albright ◽  
Rebecca Casciano ◽  
Elizabeth Derickson ◽  
David N. Kinsey
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Affordable Housing ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Crime Rates ◽  
Practical Reasons ◽  
Science Literature ◽  
Housing Developments ◽  
The Social ◽  
Poor Families ◽  
Local Residents

This chapter evaluates the outcomes that were of such grave concern to local residents and township officials prior to the project's construction, using publicly available data to determine the effects it had on crime rates, tax burdens, and property values. It reveals that white suburban residents generally oppose the location of affordable housing developments within their communities, at least those intended for poor families as opposed to the elderly, and that such opposition is at least partially rooted in racial and class prejudice. Apart from prejudice, however, the chapter also argues that suburbanites have legitimate practical reasons to be skeptical about the influence of “public housing” on their communities, given the lamentable record of the projects built throughout the country during the 1950s and 1960s. Both skepticism and prejudice were evident in the rhetoric employed by Mount Laurel residents in opposing the construction of the Ethel Lawrence Homes in their township. Although it is doubtful that many of these local critics were well grounded in the social science literature, there are nonetheless defensible theoretical and substantive reasons to expect social problems to follow from the insertion of a 100% affordable housing project into a white, affluent suburban setting.

scholarly journals Planning for affordable housing, its engagement with mixed use planning, and revising how affordability is defined

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karla Tamayo
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Low Income ◽  
The United States ◽  
Housing Developments ◽  
Mixed Use ◽  
Market Trends ◽  
Emerging Themes

Affordable housing has become synonymous with mixed-use planning within affordable housing strategies across Canada and the United States. This paper first looks to understand why planning for affordable housing has widely engaged with mixed-use planning, then looks to understand the resulting impacts by summarizing recent empirical research within the intersection of affordable housing and mixed-use planning, and outlining emerging themes. This paper finds that affordable housing that engages with mixed-use planning is often associated with gentrification efforts, displacement, and inequitable development. Specifically analyzing the role that definitions of affordability and applications of these definitions have in relation to gentrification efforts, displacement, and inequitable development, this paper finds that mixed-use, affordable housing developments that insist on using market-level measures of affordability will continue to demonstrate the potential to cater to market trends instead of the needs of low-income residents if intervening measures are not in place.

scholarly journals The Impact of Affordable Housing Developments on Sustainability in Gulf Cities

2016 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 31-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florian Wiedmann ◽  
Ashraf M. Salama ◽  
Hatem G. Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Gulf Region ◽  
Development Patterns ◽  
Housing Projects ◽  
Housing Developments ◽  
The Past ◽  
Infrastructure Investments ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Investment Patterns

The recent construction boom has led to new urban development dynamics in Gulf cities driven by real-estate speculations and large infrastructure investments. While in the past affordable housing for medium income migrants and their families was integrated within the fringes of old downtown areas and compound developments in the suburbs, recent investment patterns have led to an increasing challenge of these economically highly engaged social groups to find residences. In recent years, a newly emerging trend in the Gulf region has been the establishment of large scale mass housing projects as new dormitory settlements to address the growing demand for affordable housing. This paper presents an overview of current development patterns by exploring two major affordable housing projects and their impact on sustainability in Doha and Dubai. This is undertaken by establishing a preliminary assessment framework that involves relevant sustainability parameters. The assessment reveals the major differences between both projects and their impact on environment, economy, and society.

Factors influencing Jamaican householders’ housing choice

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anetheo Jackson ◽  
Carol Dean Archer
Keyword(s):  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Housing Choice ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Housing Developments ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Job Opportunities ◽  
Household Heads ◽  
Development Approach

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to bridge the gap in knowledge of Jamaican householders’ housing choices and to provide empirical research that will support the inclusion of the householders’ perspectives in developing housing policies and programmes in Jamaica. Design/methodology/approach A questionnaire survey of 430 householders drawn from public housing developments in 6 of 14 parishes in Jamaica was conducted. A pragmatic approach was taken in this study. As such, both qualitative and quantitative data were used to investigate the factors influencing householders’ housing choices. The data were analysed using exploratory factor analysis to extract the main factors influencing the householders’ housing choices. Findings The research revealed that the dwelling features and its environment, accessibility and neighbourhood attributes are three factors influencing householders’ housing choice. Notably, the dwelling and its immediate environment explained the majority of the variance in housing choice. This suggests that if householders are given a choice between a larger more desirable dwelling in a clean, safe and well-maintained community and housing with proximity to work, job opportunities, urban services and other proximity variables, they are less likely to choose the latter. Research limitations/implications The factors obtained from this study provide some insights into the scale of preference of the household heads and desired attributes of affordable housing solutions. They also shed some light on what might have caused some past affordable housing solutions to be undesirable. In addition to this, there is some intuition that there may be efficacy in adopting a community development approach to housing. These results have strong implications for housing planning. However, given the island’s challenge with the proliferation of squatter settlements, it is recommended that further research, which includes these householders’ be carried out. Originality/value This research is the first to examine the views of Jamaican householders’ with the purpose of understanding what influences their choice of housing. The findings provide new insights into the trade-off that householders may be willing to make in choosing their housing. The results provide a source of reference in reviewing the performance of past policies and programmes.

Greener Pastures

2019 ◽  
pp. 121-146
Author(s):  
Douglas S. Massey ◽  
Len Albright ◽  
Rebecca Casciano ◽  
Elizabeth Derickson ◽  
David N. Kinsey
Keyword(s):  
Life Events ◽  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Urban Poor ◽  
Negative Life Events ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Test Case ◽  
Dramatic Reduction ◽  
Housing Developments ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Neighbourhood Disorder

This chapter focuses on a special survey conducted of the residents of Ethel Lawrence Homes (EHL) and nonresidents to assess how moving into the project affected the residential environment people experienced on a day-to-day basis. The design of the survey compares neighbourhood conditions experienced by EHL residents both before and after they moved into the project, as well as to compare them with a control group of people who had applied to EHL but had not yet been admitted. Both comparisons reveal a dramatic reduction in exposure to neighbourhood disorder and violence and a lower frequency of negative life events as a result of the move. By the time EHL finally opened in 2000, it was no longer a test case about the rights of longtime residents not to be forced out of their hometown. Instead, it became a test case for whether affordable housing developments could provide a path out of poverty for the urban poor, and what kinds of costs such programs might impose on suburban residents.

Mixed-income green housing in St George, Staten Island

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 110-117
Author(s):  
Dan Ziebarth
Keyword(s):  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Urban Neighborhoods ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Staten Island ◽  
Housing Developments ◽  
Green Housing ◽  
Mixed Income Housing ◽  
Housing Units ◽  
Mixed Income

This proposal sets out to find which policy measure pertaining to affordable housing would be most successful in revitalizing the St George neighborhood on Staten Island. St George has dealt with issues such as a lagging commercial district, difficulty drawing people to the neighborhood, homelessness, and a stagnant housing market. The emergence of affordable green housing units, mixed-income housing developments, and community-based initiatives focused on urban neighborhoods have become increasingly successful pieces in economic and infrastructural development throughout major urban areas. This paper will use scholarly research focusing on the role sustainably built affordable housing, mixed-income housing units, and community-based housing initiatives have in revitalizing urban neighborhoods. Findings from this study reveal that the introduction of mixed-income green housing units in urban areas can be successful in raising the socioeconomic standard of living within designated neighborhoods. It is suggested that a community-based housing initiative be established to introduce affordable mixed-income green housing units to the St George neighborhood of Staten Island.

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