Equity Planning or Equitable Opportunities? The Construction of Equity in the HUD Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grants

Zapata, Marisa; Bates, Lisa K.

doi:10.1177/0739456x16657874

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“…Seattle's plan addressed displacement and increased staff to develop affordable housing. It also included detailed funding arrangements (such as tax increment financing alternatives) to implement affordable housing strategies (Zapata and Bates 2017). However, a review (Zapata and Bates 2017) of the SCRPGP found that many of the grantees did not comprehensively address affordable housing and the proposals contained few concrete plans to target low-income earners (such as inclusionary zoning).…”

Section: The Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Programmentioning

confidence: 99%

Strategic planning, ‘city deals’ and affordable housing

Pill¹,

Gurran²,

Gilbert³

et al. 2020

AHURI Final Report

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This material was produced with funding from the Australian Government and state and territory governments. AHURI Limited gratefully acknowledges the financial and other support it has received from these governments, without which this work would not have been possible. AHURI Limited also gratefully acknowledges the contributions, both financial and in-kind, of its university research partners who have helped make the completion of this material possible. DisclaimerThe opinions in this report reflect the views of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of AHURI Limited, its Board, its funding organisations or Inquiry Panel members. No responsibility is accepted by AHURI Limited, its Board or funders for the accuracy or omission of any statement, opinion, advice or information in this publication. AHURI journalAHURI Final Report journal series is a refereed series presenting the results of original research to a diverse readership of policy-makers, researchers and practitioners. Peer review statementAn objective assessment of reports published in the AHURI journal series by carefully selected experts in the field ensures that material published is of the highest quality. The AHURI journal series employs a double-blind peer review of the full report, where anonymity is strictly observed between authors and referees.

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Section: The Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Programmentioning

confidence: 99%

Strategic planning, ‘city deals’ and affordable housing

Pill¹,

Gurran²,

Gilbert³

et al. 2020

AHURI Final Report

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“…The way CBO leaders in this study defined sustainable communities closely aligned with the focus of international NGOs working solely on sustainable community pursuits. With over three decades of experience and over 100 projects in 30…”

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“…Partnerships and collaborations have a significant role in creating a more deliberative and inclusive framework for sustainable community pursuits [20,[27][28][29]]. An examination of U.S. Federal Government's Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant, an effort to promote regional planning that incorporated social equity into sustainability, while regional equity planning remained lacking, determined that some organizations were making headway, particularly those that considered economic and racial segregation, clearly defined policy work toward addressing specific underserved communities, and discussed strategies to engage multiple jurisdictions and stakeholders [30]. As Agyeman and Evans wrote, "if enough examples of sustainability and environmental justice initiatives can be created and networked, then perhaps this can galvanize a movement to reinvent the definition of progress [31]."…”

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The Three E’s Revisited: How Do Community-Based Organizations Define Sustainable Communities and Their Role in Pursuit of?

Reames

Wright

2021

Sustainability

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A sustainable community seeks to protect and enhance the environment, meet social needs, and promote economic success. On average, local governments lack meaningfully connecting their environmental and economic sustainability efforts to equity and social justice. Community-based organizations (CBOs) have emerged as local leaders with a growing capacity for pursuing community sustainability. Based on data from a national survey National Community Action Partnership member organizations, this study explores (1) how CBO leaders define sustainable communities; (2) how important each of the three pillars of sustainability are to their mission; and (3) with what organizations do CBOs collaborate in their pursuit of sustainable communities. A content analysis of responses to an open-ended query to define sustainable communities revealed a significant focus on the social equity pillar of sustainability which is closely linked to economic sustainability. Similarly, CBO leaders ranked social equity and economic sustainability as the highest priority for their core mission. Lastly, CBO leaders heavily engaged in local collaboration in their sustainable community efforts. Therefore, serious pursuit of sustainable cities and communities must shift from a go-at-it-alone, centralized government approach to more inclusive, collaborative efforts that take advantage of the economic-social equity sustainability focus of CBOs in both planning and implementation.

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“…Planners who study hazards are concerned about social vulnerability because disadvantaged people are more likely to live in lower quality housing in areas more affected by storms and less likely to hear and believe warnings, have the means to evacuate, and eventually recover (Van Zandt et al, 2012;Zahran et al, 2008). Disadvantaged people are also more likely to be affected by exposure to natural and human-caused environmental hazards, many of which are becoming more extreme as the climate becomes warmer (Heckert & Rosan, 2016;Osland, 2011).…”

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Are We Planning for Equity?

Loh

Kim

2020

Journal of the American Planning Association

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Problem, research strategy, and findings: Social equity goals are supposed to be prioritized in planning along with economic and environmental goals, yet in practice they are often de-emphasized. We developed a publicly available plan equity evaluation tool to investigate to what extent and in what ways local governments incorporate goals and recommendations that would advance equitable outcomes in their comprehensive plans. Using plan content analysis, we find that most plans do not talk about equity, nor do they include many goals and recommendations that would advance equity. More recent plans, plans in communities with more planning capacity, plans in coastal communities, and plans with strong public participation processes have stronger equity orientations. Limitations of our study include that we had a small sample size of 48 plans in a single state, our coding was partly conducted by volunteers, and our study is limited to plan content and so did not investigate existing conditions or equitable outcomes. Takeaway for practice: Plans should make equity a guiding principle. Planning processes need to be multifaceted. Plans should identify vulnerable people and geographic areas and ensure equitable protection from hazards and equitable distribution of amenities. Future land use changes should be more transparent.

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Equity Planning or Equitable Opportunities? The Construction of Equity in the HUD Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grants

Cited by 25 publications

References 19 publications

Strategic planning, ‘city deals’ and affordable housing

Strategic planning, ‘city deals’ and affordable housing

The Three E’s Revisited: How Do Community-Based Organizations Define Sustainable Communities and Their Role in Pursuit of?

Are We Planning for Equity?

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