scholarly journals Trapped in the Tiebout model : the impact of federal affordable housing programs on migration of wealthier residents.

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Chih Lin
Keyword(s):  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Tiebout Model ◽  
Housing Programs ◽  
The Impact

Oil Development and Intimate Partner Violence: Implementation of Section 8 Housing Policies in the Bakken Region of North Dakota and Montana

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (21) ◽  
pp. 3388-3416 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dheeshana S. Jayasundara ◽  
Elizabeth M. Legerski ◽  
Fran S. Danis ◽  
Rick Ruddell
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
North Dakota ◽  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Section 8 ◽  
Oil Boom ◽  
Section 8 Housing ◽  
Housing Programs ◽  
The Impact

One of the challenges survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) often face is securing safe and affordable housing. Many survivors qualify for public housing programs such as the Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA) program and tenant-based Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCVP). These programs can be vital for survivors fleeing abuse and trying to rebuild their lives. But how might regional conditions such as rapid population growth resulting from an oil boom affect the implementation of such programs for survivors? In addition, what role might such policies play in preventing future violence in resource boom communities? Analyzing existing policies and qualitative data collected from in-depth interviews with survivors, community members, and service providers in the Bakken region of North Dakota and Montana, we evaluate the implementation of Section 8 housing programs in oil-affected communities for survivors of IPV. We find that survivors of IPV often had a difficult time accessing affordable housing in the Bakken. Eligibility restrictions prevented some survivors from utilizing Section 8 housing programs, some landlords opted out of Section 8 program participation at the height of the oil boom, and the housing crisis may have simultaneously contributed to low utilization of housing vouchers. These conditions increased vulnerability for IPV survivors. We conclude by exploring the impact of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), state, and local initiatives on housing access and affordability, and the efficacy of Section 8 housing programs during the oil boom. Understanding the relationship between natural resource development, rapid population increases, housing inflation, and Section 8 housing programs should be considered as policy makers prioritize social programs in boomtown communities that may affect the well-being and safety of IPV survivors.

Better Coordination of Transportation and Housing Programs to Promote Affordable Housing Near Transit

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ◽  
U.S. Dept. of Transportation Federal Transit Administration
Keyword(s):  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Housing Programs

Children of the Celtic Tiger during the Economic Crisis: Ireland

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bertrand Maître
Keyword(s):  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Public Expenditure ◽  
Celtic Tiger ◽  
Fiscal Adjustment ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Transfers ◽  
Tax And Transfer System ◽  
Household Incomes ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Scarring Effects

Ireland’s exceptionally deep economic and fiscal crisis had an immediate and profound impact on employment and household incomes. The percentage of children below a 2008 relative income threshold increased in line with prices, rose from 18 per cent to 28 per cent, and by 2012 32 per cent of children were in households reporting severe material deprivation. The impact of the recession was significantly buffered by the social security system providing an income floor for those who lost their jobs, despite cuts in some social transfers, and the redistributive impact of the tax and transfer system increased markedly. Overall the Irish welfare state proved reasonably robust in responding to the crisis, bringing about rapid fiscal adjustment, although public expenditure cuts on key services, high levels of debt, failure to generate adequate affordable housing, and the scarring effects of unemployment mean it will have a lasting impact on families.

scholarly journals User Experience of Green Building Certification Resources: EarthCraft Multifamily

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 7871
Author(s):  
Dwayne Jefferson ◽  
Frederick Paige ◽  
Philip Agee ◽  
France Jackson
Keyword(s):  
User Experience ◽  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Interview Data ◽  
Project Delivery ◽  
Heuristic Evaluation ◽  
Sustainable Infrastructure ◽  
Evaluation Data ◽  
Environmentally Responsible ◽  
The Impact

To improve the construction industry’s capacity to deliver sustainable infrastructure, guidance on delivering green building systems needs to be more usable. Green buildings have certifications and ratings in place that ensure that projects are environmentally responsible and meet standards in resource efficiency. EarthCraft Multifamily (ECMF), an evolving green building certification, has been successful in increasing the delivery of energy-efficient affordable housing, and this study leverages user experience (UX) methodologies to understand how to further improve ECMF and replicate its success. This study identifies the impact ECMF tools and resources, such as the program manual, worksheet, and technical guidelines, have on enhancing project delivery for architects. This study conducted data analysis on project specifications, heuristic evaluation data, and stakeholder interview data. As the strengths and weaknesses of ECMF were identified, knowledge on the usability of the green building certification program was unveiled. Heuristic evaluations data show that accessibility and usability issues are present in ECMF resources. Interview data show that architects’ experiences with ECMF resources were affected by some of the usability issues identified in the heuristic evaluation data. Coded interview transcripts show the most prominent participant-identified improvements represented within the data. Resources need appropriate visual representation such as readability and hierarchy to improve their usability. Understanding how ECMF resources are utilized during project delivery allows for the appropriate content and options to be strategically framed to improve accessibility and enhance user decision making. ECMF resources can allow for the inclusion of a broader set of stakeholders by lowering the level of expertise required for sustainable infrastructure delivery.

scholarly journals Comfort within Budget: Assessing the Cost-Effectiveness of Envelope Improvements in Single-Family Affordable Housing

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 3054
Author(s):  
Renata Tubelo ◽  
Lucelia Rodrigues ◽  
Mark Gillott ◽  
May Zune
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Thermal Conditions ◽  
Building Envelope ◽  
Single Family ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Housing Type ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact

In Brazil, the delivery of homes for low-inc ome households is dictated by costs rather than performance. Issues such as the impact of climate change, affordability of operational energy use, and lack of energy security are not taken into account, even though they can severely impact the occupants. In this work, the authors evaluated the thermal performance of two affordable houses as-built and after the integration of envelope improvements. A new replicable method to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of these improvements was proposed. The case study houses comprise the most common affordable housing type delivered widely across Brazil and a proposition of a better affordable housing solution, built in Porto Alegre, southern Brazil, integrating passive design strategies to increase thermal comfort. The findings reveal a potential for improving indoor thermal conditions by up to 76% and 73%, respectively, if costs are not a concern, and 40% and 45% with a cost increase of 12% and 9% if a comfort criterion of 20–25 °C was considered. Equations to estimate costs of improvements in affordable housing were developed. The authors concluded that there is a great scope for building envelope optimisation, and that this is still possible without significant impact on budget.

scholarly journals Settlement of conflict of interest in the process of beneficial housing at the expense of budget funds as a guarantee of the constitutional law

2021 ◽  
pp. 13-16
Author(s):  
Olena HALUS ◽  
Oleksandr BRYHINETS ◽  
Iryna RYZHUK
Keyword(s):  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Conflict Of Interest ◽  
Constitutional Law ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Conflicts Of Interest ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Impact

The paper proves that the realization of the right to a dignified life can be effective only in the framework of legal activities, and the presence of special legal means, which are tools to ensure a dignified human existence, also plays an important role. The analysis revealed that each society has its own standards of understanding the right to a sufficient standard of living, the basis in this case should be the only generally accepted norms and standards, especially those enshrined in international legal instruments. Guarantees of constitutional law and housing and the right to an adequate standard of living are interrelated and represented by a system of political, economic, social conditions, legal means and mechanisms aimed at ensuring the proper exercise of these rights. The system of guarantees of the constitutional right to housing and a sufficient standard of living is represented by general and special (legal) guarantees. The purpose of preventing corruption due to conflict of interest is to form a unified approach of persons authorized to perform state or local government functions and persons equated to them, to understand and comply with the rules of prevention and settlement of conflicts of interest introduced by the Law of Ukraine “On Prevention of Corruption”. Preferential provision of housing for citizens is carried out through certain mechanisms: providing citizens with affordable housing, provided by the Law of Ukraine “On Prevention of the Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on the Development of the Construction Industry and Housing Construction”; state, regional and local housing programs for certain categories of the population; providing social housing to socially vulnerable groups of the population of Ukraine.

Sustainable Communities: Affordable Housing and Socio-economic Relations

2008 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 267-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vida Maliene ◽  
Joseph Howe ◽  
Naglis Malys
Keyword(s):  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Sustainable Communities ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Economic Relations ◽  
Sustainable Housing ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Existing Housing

Recent UK government objectives are focused on creating sustainable communities to improve quality of life. Housing is a key issue to consider in delivering healthy and attractive communities. In certain areas of housing, lack of supply and consequent problems of affordability have created persistent social and economic pressure. For sustainable communities, housing should be easily available, high-quality, economic, ecological, aesthetically designed and comfortable, thus better suiting the needs of a person. Moreover, the housing must be affordable according to the local and national situation. This article addresses the issue of sustainable communities from the perspectives of housing markets and socio-economics. The study focuses on key factors that are believed to contribute to the currently existing housing situation, assessing the impact of regulated socio-economics upon the sustainable housing and communities. The study also reviews past and current government initiatives and policies relevant to housing and regeneration in the UK. The article finishes with the interview-based study carried out in the Northwest with a reflection on the notion of the sustainable communities plan and its eight key components, the housing market and its dependence on the economic, the social and political environment and it offers recommendations for the further sustainable communities' development within the UK.

scholarly journals Social Housing and Planning Gain: Is This an Appropriate Way of Providing Affordable Housing?

2002 ◽  
Vol 34 (7) ◽  
pp. 1259-1279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony (Tony) D H Crook ◽  
Christine M E Whitehead
Keyword(s):  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Social Housing ◽  
Planning System ◽  
Housing Provision ◽  
Planning Policy ◽  
Guidance Note ◽  
Planning Gain ◽  
Policy Guidance ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Current Mechanism

The current mechanism for providing affordable housing through the planning system in England is based on negotiation within the framework of Planning Policy Guidance Note 3 and Circular 6/98. In this paper the authors examine three groups of questions. First, on the development of the policy, they look at how the need for affordable housing is assessed, how the policy evolved, and how it is currently operated. Second, on the principles and potential outputs of the policy they look at how the approach fits into the principles of betterment taxation, what the results are likely to be ‘on the ground’ in terms of price and output of housing, and whether these are consistent with taxation principles. Third, they examine what the evidence is so far on the impact of planning obligations on affordable housing provision. Finally, the authors develop a typology of likely outcomes, particularly regarding who pays for affordable housing.

Is something better than nothing? The impact of foreclosed and lease-purchase properties on residential property values

Urban Studies ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 54 (16) ◽  
pp. 3681-3699 ◽  
Author(s):  
Youngme Seo ◽  
Michael Craw
Keyword(s):  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Property Values ◽  
High Income ◽  
Residential Property ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Residential Property Values ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Better Than ◽  
Cleveland Ohio

Lease-purchase (L-P) programmes that rehabilitate foreclosed property for sale as affordable housing may provide a way to reduce foreclosure externalities on nearby property values. This paper investigates the feasibility of such a strategy by estimating the effects of foreclosed properties on nearby residential property values compared with those of an L-P programme operated by the Cleveland Housing Network, Cleveland, Ohio. The findings indicate that although both L-P and foreclosed properties have a negative effect on the value of nearby non-distressed homes, the negative effect of foreclosure is larger. At the same time, the scope of the foreclosure externality is greater in low- and moderate-income neighbourhoods, while the foreclosure externality is generally smaller in high income neighbourhoods. Such results imply that an L-P strategy is likely to be more effective in offsetting foreclosure externalities in low- and moderate-income neighbourhoods than in high income neighbourhoods.

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