Robert Mark Silverman, Kelly L. Patterson, Li Yin, Molly Ranahan, and Laiyun Wu
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- January 2017
- ISBN:
- 9781447327585
- eISBN:
- 9781447327622
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781447327585.003.0001
- Subject:
- Earth Sciences and Geography, Urban Geography
This chapter provides an overview of issues concerning social equity in the siting of affordable housing in US shrinking cities. It begins with a discussion of US shrinking cities in the context of ...
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This chapter provides an overview of issues concerning social equity in the siting of affordable housing in US shrinking cities. It begins with a discussion of US shrinking cities in the context of globalization. This discussion highlights how the sustained decline of older industrial cities in the US is the by-product of their increased integration into the global economy. After establishing this foundation, the chapter turns to a discussion of the shift from an urban growth paradigm to one based on rightsizing in US shrinking cities. This discussion argues that globalization has led to the replacement of urban growth regimes in shrinking cities with rightsizing regimes led by hospitals, universities, and other non-profit anchor institutions. The chapter then examines emerging equity issues associated with rightsizing in US shrinking cities. There is a specific focus on the implications of rightsizing for minority and low-income residents of inner-city neighbourhoods. This discussion identifies the preservation and development of affordable housing as a linchpin for equitable anchor-based urban revitalization. In addition to identifying the provision of affordable housing as an essential ingredient in equitable anchor-based strategies, emerging tools for siting affordable housing are examined.Less
This chapter provides an overview of issues concerning social equity in the siting of affordable housing in US shrinking cities. It begins with a discussion of US shrinking cities in the context of globalization. This discussion highlights how the sustained decline of older industrial cities in the US is the by-product of their increased integration into the global economy. After establishing this foundation, the chapter turns to a discussion of the shift from an urban growth paradigm to one based on rightsizing in US shrinking cities. This discussion argues that globalization has led to the replacement of urban growth regimes in shrinking cities with rightsizing regimes led by hospitals, universities, and other non-profit anchor institutions. The chapter then examines emerging equity issues associated with rightsizing in US shrinking cities. There is a specific focus on the implications of rightsizing for minority and low-income residents of inner-city neighbourhoods. This discussion identifies the preservation and development of affordable housing as a linchpin for equitable anchor-based urban revitalization. In addition to identifying the provision of affordable housing as an essential ingredient in equitable anchor-based strategies, emerging tools for siting affordable housing are examined.
Robert Mark Silverman, Kelly L. Patterson, Li Yin, Molly Ranahan, and Laiyun Wu
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- January 2017
- ISBN:
- 9781447327585
- eISBN:
- 9781447327622
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781447327585.001.0001
- Subject:
- Earth Sciences and Geography, Urban Geography
Given the rapid urbanization of the world’s population, the converse phenomenon of shrinking cities is often overlooked and not well understood. Yet, with almost one in ten post-industrial US cities ...
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Given the rapid urbanization of the world’s population, the converse phenomenon of shrinking cities is often overlooked and not well understood. Yet, with almost one in ten post-industrial US cities shrinking in recent years, efforts by government and anchor institutions to regenerate them is increasingly salient. Of particular concern is the growing need for affordable housing in revitalizing neighborhoods. This book examines affordable housing experiences in five of the fastest shrinking cities in the US: Detroit, New Orleans, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and Buffalo. Applying quantitative and GIS analysis using data from the US Census, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and other sources the authors make recommendations for future place-based siting practices, stressing its importance of ensuring more equitable urban revitaliszation. These recommendations are particularly focused on the development of an affordable housing siting model that can be linked to anchor-based strategies for urban revitalization. The book will be a valuable resource for academic researchers and students in urban studies, housing and inequality, as well as policy makers.Less
Given the rapid urbanization of the world’s population, the converse phenomenon of shrinking cities is often overlooked and not well understood. Yet, with almost one in ten post-industrial US cities shrinking in recent years, efforts by government and anchor institutions to regenerate them is increasingly salient. Of particular concern is the growing need for affordable housing in revitalizing neighborhoods. This book examines affordable housing experiences in five of the fastest shrinking cities in the US: Detroit, New Orleans, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and Buffalo. Applying quantitative and GIS analysis using data from the US Census, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and other sources the authors make recommendations for future place-based siting practices, stressing its importance of ensuring more equitable urban revitaliszation. These recommendations are particularly focused on the development of an affordable housing siting model that can be linked to anchor-based strategies for urban revitalization. The book will be a valuable resource for academic researchers and students in urban studies, housing and inequality, as well as policy makers.
