Description
Book SynopsisThis book describes the tremendous impact of housing policy, which oftentimes discourages communities and inhibits family stability. The book traces housing history from the Victorian Era in London to the present. It gives special attention to Washington, D.C., presenting various grassroots programs that have grown to provide community support in severely impoverished areas. The Unintended Consequences gives important firsthand accounts of federal urban initiatives and explains the importance of nurturing community. Historical analysis is blended with interviews with public housing residents and officials to supplement the firsthand account of primary author James Banks. This book is appropriate for urban planners, policy makers, advocates for the urban poor, as well as students of sociology and urban studies in the United States.
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Acknowledgments Chapter 2 Foreword Chapter 3 Preface Chapter 4 Introduction: Victorian England; New York Tenements; Notes Chapter 5 The Unintended Consequences: Public Housing; Community; Services; Out of Control; The New Social Control; Children Chapter 6 Divergent Neighborhoods: Barry Farm; Southwest; Notes Chapter 7 The Creation of Public Housing: The Housing Act of 1937; Residents of Public Housing; Social Programs; Notes Chapter 8 Early Public Housing in Washington, D.C.: The Alley Dwelling Authority; Working in Public Housing; Life in War Housing; The Status of Public Housing; Changes in Anacostia; Notes Chapter 9 Postwar Housing: The Rise of Urban Renewal; Public Housing Statistics; Warnings Against Concentrated Poverty; Notes Chapter 10 The Urban Renewal Experience: The Relocation of Residents; The Relocation of Businesses; Dilemma of Urban Renewal Chapter 11 Programs of the Great Society: The 1960s; The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964; The Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965; Model Cities; Tenant Unrest in Public Housing; The Booke Amendments; Notes Chapter 12 The Poverty Program: UPO; The Perspective of an Executive Director; A Study of Anacostia; Notes Chapter 13 The Decline of Public Housing: Parklands; Public Housing Statistics; Changing Cities; Omnibus Act of 1981; Segregation in Public Housing; Resident Experiences; Notes Chapter 14 Crime and Education: The Proliferation of Crime; Responses to Crime; Incarceration; Drug-related Crime; Police Experience; Urban Public Education; Notes Chapter 15 Change in Washington, D.C.:Turning Around a Community; Anacostia/Congress Heights Partnerships; Children's Center; Established Neighborhood Institutions; Coordinating Services; The Efforts of Individuals (Brenda Jones, Jackie Massey, Dorothea Ferrel Chapter 16 Conclusions and Recommendations: Intent; Consequence: Deterioration of Community and Family Life; Consequence: Deterioration of Public Education; Consequence: Deterioration of Social Services; Consequence: Crime; Consequence: Deterioration of Neighb Chapter 17 Bibliography Chapter 18 Index Chapter 19 About the Authors
