Affordable Housing in US Shrinking Cities: From Neighborhoods of Despair to Neighborhoods of Opportunity?

by Robert Mark Silverman, Kelly L. Patterson, Li Yin, Molly Ranahan, Laiyun Wu

Overview

Given the rapid urbanisation of the world’s population, the converse phenomenon of shrinking cities is often overlooked and little understood. Yet with almost one in ten post-industrial US cities shrinking in recent years, efforts by government and anchor institutions to regenerate these cities is gaining policy urgency, with the availability and siting of affordable housing being a key concern. This is the first book to look at the reasons for the failure (and success) of affordable housing experiences in the fastest shrinking cities in the US. Applying quantitative and GIS analysis using data from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, the authors make recommendations for future place-based siting practices, stressing its importance for ensuring more equitable urban revitalisation. The book will be a valuable resource for academic researchers and students in urban studies, housing and inequality, as well as policy makers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781447327585
Publisher:	Bristol University Press
Publication date:	08/01/2016
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Robert Mark Silverman is a Professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the Universityat Buffalo. His research focuses on community development, the nonprofit sector, community-based organizations, education reform, and inequality in inner city housing markets.

Universtiy of Buffalo

Universityat Buffalo

Universityat Buffalo

Universityat Buffalo

Table of Contents

Social Equity and Siting Affordable Housing in Shrinking Cities; Present-Day Detroit; Present-Day New Orleans; Present-Day Cleveland; Present-Day Pittsburgh; Present-Day Buffalo; Lessons Learned and Recommendations for Siting Affordable Housing.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"In their analysis of five shrinking cities, the authors offer important lessons for institutionalizing more equitable planning processes and siting affordable housing to locate poorer residents in neighborhoods of opportunity." Dennis Keating, Professor of Urban Studies, Cleveland State University

Editorial Reviews

"Researchers, students and practitioners focusing on urban planning and housing policy issues will find this book fruitful" Lectures

From the Publisher

Given the rapid urbanization of the world’s population, the converse phenomenon of shrinking cities is often overlooked and little understood. Yet with almost one in ten postindustrial US cities shrinking in recent years, efforts by government and nonprofit anchor institutions to regenerate these cities are gaining policy urgency, with the availability and location of affordable housing a key concern. This is the first book to look at the reasons for the failure (and success) of affordable housing efforts in the United States’ fastest-shrinking cities. Applying quantitative and global-information-system analysis using data from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, the authors make recommendations for future place-based practices, stressing their importance for ensuring more equitable urban revitalization.

Dennis Keating