Description
Book SynopsisThis book assesses the effects of spatially concentrated programs for housing and neighborhood improvement. These programs provide direct assistance to low–income property owners in an attempt to arrest neighborhood decline and encourage revitalization.
Table of Contents* Introduction * The Harvard Urban Development Simulation Model * Simulated and Actual Housing Market Characteristics * Program Design and Analytics * Impacts of Subsidies on Target Neighborhoods * Impacts of Spatially Concentrated Policies * Gentrification and Displacement * Summary of Findings and Directions for New Research Appendixes * History of the Modeling Project and Comparison with Other Models * Employment Location and Land Use Accounting * Demographic Change, Job Change, and Moving Behavior * The Demand and Tenure Choice Submodels * The Supply Sector and the Role of Expectations * New Construction and Structure Conversion * Determination of Residence Location and Structure Rents
