The Poor Side of Town - And Why We Need It (Hardcover)

This book combines a critique of more than a century of housing reform policies, including public and other subsidized housing as well as exclusionary zoning, with the idea that simple low-cost housing-a poor side of town-helps those of modest means build financial assets and join in the local democratic process. It is more of a historical narrative than a straight policy book, however-telling stories of Jacob Riis, zoning reformer Lawrence Veiller, anti-reformer Jane Jacobs, housing developer William Levitt, and African American small homes advocate Rev. Johnny Ray Youngblood, as well as first-person accounts of onetime residents of neighborhoods such as Detroit's Black Bottom who lost their homes and businesses to housing reform and urban renewal. This is a book with important policy implications-built on powerful, personal stories.

General

Imprint:	Encounter Books,USA
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2023
Authors:	Howard A. Husock
Dimensions:	228 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	216
ISBN-13:	978-1-64177-202-0
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Construction & heavy industry > Construction industry Promotions
LSN:	1-64177-202-6
Barcode:	9781641772020

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