New Directions in Urban Public Housing / Edition 1

by David Varady

Overview

Public housing is at a crossroads, buffeted by demographic, economic, and political winds. Privatization, rehabilitation, demolition, rent certificates and vouchers, tenant management, tenant ownership, resident empowerment: these are just some of the current and proposed policy initiatives that could change the face of urban public housing.In this book the nation's foremost housing policy experts explore the problems and identify solutions that will define the future of this essential housing sector. The contributors review the origins of public housing policy, probe the current policy climate, and anticipate new directions. Chapters are illustrated with case studies from Boston, Chicago, Decatur, Indianapolis, San Francisco, and Seattle, as well as the United Kingdom.The book contains sections addressing: historical perspectives, social issues, design issues, comprehensive approaches to public housing revitalization, and future directions. The contributors include: Alexander von Hoffman, Peter Marcuse, William Petersen, Leonard F. Heumann, Karen A. Franck, David M. Schnee, Gayle Epp, Lawrence J. Vale, Richard Best, Mary K. Nenno, Irving Welfeld, and James G. Stockard, Jr. This book should be read by all city planners, housing officials, and government personnel.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780882851600
Publisher:	Transaction Publishers
Publication date:	10/15/1998
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	306
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

David P. Varady is professor in the School of Planning, at the College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning—University of Cincinnati. His many books include Desegregating the City: Ghettos, Enclaves, and Inequality; Neighborhood Upgrading: A Realistic Assessment; and Selling Cities: Attracting Homebuyers through Schools and Housing Programs.

Wolfgang F. E. Preiser is professor emeritus of architecture at the University of Cincinnati. He has authored or edited numerous articles and books, including Facility Programming; Post-Occupancy Evaluation; Design Intervention: Toward a More Humane Architecture; and Professional Practice in Facility Programming.

Francis P. Russell is the commissioner of the Parks Department of Cincinnati, Ohio. In addition, he is chair of the Urban Design Committee of the Cincinnati Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, and serves on the Cincinnati Riverfront Advisory Council, the Cincinnati Zoo Board, and the Regional Greenspace Initiative.

Table of Contents

I: Historical Perspectives; 1: High Ambitions: The Past and Future of American Low-Income Housing Policy; 2: Mainstreaming Public Housing; II: Social Issues; 3: The Meanings of Resident Empowerment; 4: Assisted Living in Public Housing; III: Design Issues; 5: Changing Values in U.S. Public Housing Policy and Design; 6: An Evaluation of Robert Pitts Plaza; IV: Comprehensive Approaches to Public Housing Revitalization; 7: Emerging Strategies for Revitalizing Public Housing Communities; 8: Public Housing Redevelopment: Seven Kinds of Success; V: Future Directions; 9: Successes, Failures, and Prospects for Public Housing Policy in the United Kingdom; 10: New Directions for Federally Assited Housing; 11: Gautreaux: Baby Steps to Opportunity; VI: Epilogue; 12: Public Housing—The Next Sixty Years?

Editorial Reviews

"An excellent starting place to inform decision makers about the facts and fallacies of public housing in America." —D. Lauber, APA Journal

From the Publisher

Comprises six contributions from the November 1994 international forum in Cincinnati, and six new chapters written for this volume. Representative topics include the past and future of American low-income housing policy, resident empowerment, assisted living in public housing, emerging strategies for revitalizing public housing communities, public housing policy in the UK, and new directions for federally assisted housing. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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