Social Housing and Urban Renewal: An Introduction

Watt, Paul

doi:10.1108/978-1-78714-124-720171004

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“…However, post disaster household adjustments can lead to further social isolation of vulnerable group. Scholars address systematic social isolation commonly associated with American ghettos [58]. By living in segregated neighborhoods, residents are limited in their access to resources, ability to escape poverty, and job opportunities [59].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The effects of urban poverty and social isolation became hypervivid in the context of natural disasters in 2005 when hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans [61,62]. One of the leading causes of urban poverty has been linked to the spatial concentration of mono tenure estates [58,63]. There has been a significant research and public focus on social mixing and revitalization policies, both urban and rural.…”

Section: Household Adjustmentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Adjustments of Socially Vulnerable Populations in Galveston County, Texas USA Following Hurricane Ike

Fucile-Sanchez¹,

Davlasheridze

2020

Sustainability

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The role of socio-demographic vulnerability to hazards is an increasingly important aspect for consideration in disaster mitigation and adaptation. This paper examines the spatial adjustments of populations to the 2008 Hurricane Ike by estimating the effects of damage on the changes of socially vulnerable populations pre- and post-Hurricane Ike. Multivariate regression models are used to understand household-level adjustments in different flood zones and inundation levels at the block-group level in Galveston county. In contrast to past literature that suggests that vulnerable populations remain or move into hazardous areas post-disaster, our results indicate that socially vulnerable populations have moved out of highly damaged areas. The tremendous investment opportunity post-disaster and the slow distribution of funds to recover public housing on Galveston Island provide potential explanation of the estimated adjustment patterns. Analyzing post disaster adjustments offers important insights into the “resilient” recovery of Galveston County post-Hurricane Ike. Our results also point to potential vulnerabilities that may arise in the future because of the change in community identity and the loss of social memory. Understanding disaster-driven changes in community make-up will help inform potential recovery trajectories from future catastrophes.

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Section: Household Adjustmentsmentioning

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Section: Household Adjustmentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Adjustments of Socially Vulnerable Populations in Galveston County, Texas USA Following Hurricane Ike

Fucile-Sanchez¹,

Davlasheridze

2020

Sustainability

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“…The inclusion of the intermediate/block scale here is a significant advance on existing displacement studies which tend to sublimate this within the neighbourhood scale. This multi-scalar approach also critiques mass media and official regeneration stigmatizing portrayals of social housing estates-that these places lack any kind of attachment and belonging-portrayals that are drawn upon to justify their erasure via demolition (Slater, 2013;Watt, 2013Watt, , 2017. High-rise social housing blocks have been particularly stigmatized even though, as Hodkinson (2019) forcefully argues, the problematic issue is neither high-rise buildings nor social housing per se but rather neoliberal outsourcing and governance failures, as in the fateful case of the 2017 Grenfell fire disaster in London.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Displacement and estate demolition: multi-scalar place attachment among relocated social housing residents in London

Watt

2021

Housing Studies

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The forced relocation-displacement-of social housing residents resulting from estate regeneration involving demolition has been the subject of considerable academic and policy debate. While some scholars and policy makers regard such displacement as having harmful outcomes in relation to loss of homes and community relations, others argue that residents benefit from relocation as they move to 'better places'. This paper contributes to this debate, and to the wider 'post-displacement' research agenda, by providing an experiential perspective on residential relocation with reference to in-depth interviews with social housing residents in London who returned to new-build flats at the redeveloped mixedtenure estates. The paper employs a multi-scalar approach to place attachment which is illustrated and analysed at three spatial scales: domestic (home/dwelling), intermediate (block of flats) and neighbourhood (estate). The home scale is the most positive albeit not unequivocal aspect of residents' post-displacement experiences, whereas place attachments at the block and neighbourhood scales are characterized by extensive and intensive disruptions and losses.

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“…In London, particularly since 2010, austerity politics and the 'housing crisis' has led local authorities to demolish and redevelop its council estates into 'mixed income developments' with a higher density. This has been linked to a media and political discourse of stigmatising council estates and the people that live there as places of crime and poverty [17]. This political and media discourse, which is not based on scientific evidence, has informed many of the redevelopment schemes, which have proved to have a negative impact on the residents that live in these neighbourhoods.…”

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Co-Producing a Social Impact Assessment with Affected Communities: Evaluating the Social Sustainability of Redevelopment Schemes

Colombo¹,

Devenyns²,

Ceinar

et al. 2021

Sustainability

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This paper explores the role of social impact assessment (SIA) as a tool to evaluate the social sustainability of council estate redevelopment or regeneration. The paper first revises the evolution of the concept of SIA in recent years, arguing that it should be included as a core part of the planning approval process to enhance community-centred planning decision-making practices, as claimed by the Just Space network in London. To contribute to this argument, the paper explores how to co-produce an SIA with those communities that are potentially affected by the scheme. We use as a case study William Dunbar and William Saville houses, two housing blocks located in South Kilburn Estate, London Borough of Brent, which are planned to be demolished as part of a large estate redevelopment scheme. The paper uses a diversity of participatory action research methods to co-produce an SIA with residents from the two housing blocks. From the experience of co-producing an SIA with residents, the paper comes out with three sets of findings and contributions. Firstly, the paper provides findings on the impact that demolishing the homes and re-housing residents would have on residents. Secondly, from these findings, the paper contributes to the argument that SIA should be incorporated into the planning system, but they should be co-produced with residents and carefully applied rather than becoming another box-ticking exercise. Thirdly, the paper provides very relevant methodological contributions on how to co-produce the SIA with those potentially affected.

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Social Housing and Urban Renewal: An Introduction

Cited by 20 publications

References 85 publications

Adjustments of Socially Vulnerable Populations in Galveston County, Texas USA Following Hurricane Ike

Adjustments of Socially Vulnerable Populations in Galveston County, Texas USA Following Hurricane Ike

Displacement and estate demolition: multi-scalar place attachment among relocated social housing residents in London

Co-Producing a Social Impact Assessment with Affected Communities: Evaluating the Social Sustainability of Redevelopment Schemes

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