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 and Laiyun Wu
Published
Mar 23, 2016Page count
208 pagesISBN
978-1447327585Dimensions
198 x 129 mmImprint
Policy PressPublished
Mar 23, 2016Page count
208 pagesISBN
978-1447327608Imprint
Policy PressPublished
Mar 23, 2016Page count
208 pagesISBN
978-1447327615Imprint
Policy Press
Affordable Housing in US Shrinking Cities
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.
"Researchers, students and practitioners focusing on urban planning and housing policy issues will find this book fruitful" Lectures
"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
Robert Mark Silverman is a Professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the University at Buffalo. His research focuses on community development, the nonprofit sector, community-based organizations, education reform, and inequality in inner city housing markets.
Kelly L. Patterson is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at the University at Buffalo. Her research focuses on rent vouchers, fair housing, discrimination, social policy, and the African American experience.
Li Yin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the University at Buffalo. Her research focuses on practical applications of spatial models and simulation methods in planning.
Molly Ranahan is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the University at Buffalo. Her research focuses on aging and housing needs across the life course in LGBT communities.
Laiyun Wu is a doctoral student in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University at Buffalo. His research focuses on the application of spatial modelling and GIS analysis to planning.
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.
