TY - JOUR
T1 - Political and social incorporation of public housing residents
T2 - Challenges in HOPE VI community development
AU - Lucio, Joanna
AU - Wolfersteig, Wendy
N1 - Funding Information:
The needs assessments conducted by the City describe the Henson Village and Symphony communities as socially isolated with few residents accessing services that are available to them. In the grant proposal, the City outlined the extensive network of services in the neighborhood and discussed how they would provide space for some of the service delivery and coordination of those services. When the initial Henson Village grant was funded, there was confusion over whether some of the community partners would receive part of the funding. The Community and Supportive Services for both
PY - 2012/10
Y1 - 2012/10
N2 - The purpose of this paper is to examine the implementation process of Housing Opportunities for People Everywhere (HOPE) VI for two developments in the Southwest and to explore its impact on the rights of dispersed residents. Drawing on the concept, "right to the city," this paper describes the participation of residents and their right to appropriate space and the role of Community and Supportive Services (CSS) in facilitating those rights. As a measure of residents' right to participation, this paper examines whether the residents played a significant role during the redevelopment phases. Next, it looks at the residents' potential for place making. This paper concludes that the residents" right to participation and place making were not inherent in HOPE VI implementation, but that CSS could enhance both rights in future programs.
AB - The purpose of this paper is to examine the implementation process of Housing Opportunities for People Everywhere (HOPE) VI for two developments in the Southwest and to explore its impact on the rights of dispersed residents. Drawing on the concept, "right to the city," this paper describes the participation of residents and their right to appropriate space and the role of Community and Supportive Services (CSS) in facilitating those rights. As a measure of residents' right to participation, this paper examines whether the residents played a significant role during the redevelopment phases. Next, it looks at the residents' potential for place making. This paper concludes that the residents" right to participation and place making were not inherent in HOPE VI implementation, but that CSS could enhance both rights in future programs.
KW - HOPE VI
KW - community development
KW - participation
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U2 - 10.1080/15575330.2012.714392
DO - 10.1080/15575330.2012.714392
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84867546719
SN - 1557-5330
VL - 43
SP - 476
EP - 491
JO - Community Development
JF - Community Development
IS - 4
ER -