Bibliograph

Neighborhood defenders, participatory politics and America's housing crisis, Katherine Levine Einstein, David M. Glick, Maxwell Palmer

Type

Label

Neighborhood defenders, participatory politics and America's housing crisis, Katherine Levine Einstein, David M. Glick, Maxwell Palmer

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Neighborhood defenders

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1111640312

Responsibility statement

Katherine Levine Einstein, David M. Glick, Maxwell Palmer

Series statement

Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

participatory politics and America's housing crisis

Summary

Since the collapse of the housing market in 2008, demand for housing has consistently outpaced supply in many US communities. The failure to construct sufficient housing - especially affordable housing - in desirable communities and neighborhoods comes with significant social, economic, and environmental costs. This book examines how local participatory land use institutions amplify the power of entrenched interests and privileged homeowners. The book draws on sweeping data to examine the dominance of land use politics by 'neighborhood defenders' - individuals who oppose new housing projects far more strongly than their broader communities and who are likely to be privileged on a variety of dimensions. Neighborhood defenders participate disproportionately and take advantage of land use regulations to restrict the construction of multifamily housing. The result is diminished housing stock and higher housing costs, with participatory institutions perversely reproducing inequality. --, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Neighborhood Defenders and The Power of Delay -- Land Use Regulations and Multifamily Housing Development -- Land Use Regulations and Public Input -- Who are the Neighborhood Defenders? -- Neighborhood Defense Tactics -- Gentrification, Affordable Housing, and Housing Reform

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Creator