Affordable Housing and Urban Redevelopment in the Learning from Failure and Success

by Willem van Vliet

• ISBN13: 9780803970519
• ISBN10: 080397051X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-09-26
• Publisher: Sage Publications

Summary

Exploring the lessons that can be drawn from the United States's experience in providing affordable, low-cost housing, this book reviews recent developments in the US regarding such provision. Topics covered include: the changing role of the federal government; greater responsibility of state and local government; and innovative financial mechanisms. The book comprises case studies of success stories. A conclusion weaves together the strands developed in the individual case studies, examines criteria that define success, identifies common factors, and considers opportunities for developing more effective policies and programmes.

Table of Contents

Foreword - Mary K Nenno

Changes and Challenges in Affordable Housing and Urban Development

PART ONE: DEVELOPING SUCCESS STORIES - Susan S Fainstein

Introduction - Rachel G Bratt

From BURP to BHP to Demo Dispo

Lessons from Affordable Multifamily Housing Rehabilitation Initiatives in Boston - Norman Krumholz

The Provision of Affordable Housing in Cleveland

Pattern of Organizational and Financial Support - Lynda Simmons

Twenty Five Years of Community Building in the South Bronx

Phipps Houses in West Farms

PART TWO: TURNING AROUND FAILURE - Peter Marcuse

Introduction - Lawrence J Vale

The Revitalization of Boston's Commonwealth Public Housing Development - Michael H Schill

Chicago's Mixed-Income New Communities Strategy

The Future Face of Public Housing? - Andrew White and Susan Saegert

Return from Abandonment

The Tenant Interim Lease Program and the Development of Low-Income Cooperatives in New York City's Most Neglected Neighborhoods

PART THREE: SEARCHING FOR SOLUTIONS - Holly Sklar

Introduction - Edward G Goetz

Sandtown-Winchester, Baltimore

Housing as Community Development - Neal Richman and Allan David Heskin

The California Mutual Housing Association

Organizational Innovation for Resident-Controlled Affordable Housing - Mary E Brooks

Housing Trust Funds

A New Approach to Funding Affordable Housing - Willem van Vliet

Learning from Experience

The Ingredients and Transferability of Success