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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES"”.
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Low-income housing in Kampala, Uganda : a strategy package to overcome barriers for delivering housing opportunities affordable to the urban poor
The city of Kampala, Uganda, is struggling with a housing deficit that is compounding each year and creating market distortions that threaten to derail recent economic success and destabilize the social fabric of the community. The majority of government and private developers who build new housing …
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Lifestyle Neighborhoods: The Semi-Exclusive World of Rental Gated Communities
… assessing whether minorities experience higher housing opportunities in rental gated communities newer, fast growing areas as the study area. Descriptive statistics of rental gated community characteristics are presented and neighborhood diversity indices are analyzed. The study finds that …
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Urban livelihood
… area with very few affordable retail / workspace opportunities on offer. The residential component of the CBD has a similar set of problems with market forces. There are too few housing opportunities for the middle- and lower-income groups. Market forces perpetuate the narrative of developing …
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Planning for a multi-generational future : policies, regulations, and designs for multi-generational housing in the United States
Multi-generational housing is a rising trend that is increasingly being considered as a viable housing option for the Boomerang generation, Baby Boomers and the aging population, and immigrant families. Cultural preferences, socio-economic factors, and the increasing availability of kin all …
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Public housing authorities and the challenge of developing affordable housing : the case of the Cambridge Housing Authority
As housing and rent prices continue to rise in cities in the United States, it is becoming increasingly difficult for very low-income households to find decent affordable housing. Public Housing Authorities (PHAs), who are the main providers of housing opportunities to this population, are limited …
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Engaging San Francisco’s Western Addition in a Community Needs Assessment: A Field Work Report
… success and attainment; health; employment; and housing opportunities. Engage San Francisco, an initiative born from the University of San Francisco’s Leo T. McCarthy for Public Service and Common Good seeks to help improve the lives and success of children, youth and families in the Western …
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Social Disorganization, Crime, and Displacement: An Evaluation of HOPE VI in Lexington, Kentucky
<p>Housing Opportunities for People Everywhere (HOPE VI) was designed to alleviate problems related to severely distressed public housing. Past research has shown both positive and negative outcomes for residents that have been displaced by HOPE VI. This study sought to provide more understanding …
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The unique challenges of building permanent supportive housing for female veterans : a comparative case study
… increased the amount of permanent supportive housing units to address this rising homeless population, but experts have cited several reasons for stagnant rates of homelessness among female veterans. Many female veterans are unaware of housing opportunities, confused about identifying as a …
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Implementing a Digital Common Application for Affordable Housing in Massachusetts
The need for affordable housing in Massachusetts is immense, with fragmented housing application processes further compounding barriers for low-income residents to access stable housing. To address these challenges, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) …
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Metropolitan Washington's fair share housing plan: potentials and limitations
… plan for the purpose of allocating assisted housing among its sixteen member jurisdictions. The primary objectives of the plan were to avoid further undue concentrations of low and moderate income housing in the center of the area and to provide lower income families with housing …
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Paint by number : a picture of homelessness in the City of Boston
… Many turn to a web of agencies for shelter, housing, and services, which belong to a network of HUD-funded providers called the Continuum of Care. Since 2012, HUD has mandated a policy of coordinated entry across its Continuum of Care providers, encouraging each to prioritize the network's …
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Caught in between policies: the intertwined challenges of access to land and housing in Gaborone, Botswana
… tailored towards enabling access to land and housing in Gaborone suggests incongruences' inherent in these strategies. Besides, planners and policymakers' continuous oversight to recognise the complexities of the urban everyday survival strategies and the lived experiences of the populace …
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How can we tackle persistent poverty in deprived neighborhoods? : lessons from the US and the UK
… revitalization programs. In the US, the Housing Opportunities for People Everywhere (HOPE VI) program (1993-2010) was started to transform the nation's worst public housing and in the UK, the New Deal for Communities (NDC) program (1998-2008) was launched to tackle multiple deprivations …
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The effects of subsidized housing on the property values of neighbourhoods within its vicinity
… have shown opposition to Government subsidized housing programmes being developed within their neighbourhoods. This is due to the perceived negative impacts that these housing developments have on the neighbourhood. Opposition has grown since implementation of the Housing Code of 2009. The Code …
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The role of women in the formalisation of housing and placemaking: The case of the Victoria Mxenge housing project
The formal housing system in Cape Town presents a daunting challenge, with a significant backlog and a growing demand for housing opportunities. Policy challenges persist, including the perception that informal settlements are temporary. Thus, there is a need for a more nuanced approach to housing …
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Building a continuum of care through boundary spanning and organizational change : corrections and HIV/AIDS supported housing in Massachusetts
… federal devolution, practitioners in supported housing systems and other diverse organizational contexts increasingly face the challenge of fostering coordination and managing conflicts of values and perspectives within organizations tied together in networks. Such coordination is problematic, …
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Housing dilemma? An exploratory study on the illegal disposal of free government houses by the poor in various areas within the City of Cape Town.
South Africa has a long-standing housing crisis and a growing backlog, following colonialism and apartheid. South Africa has made significant strides to ensure residents have a right to access adequate housing. First, the state has ensured that housing legislation and policies were developed to …
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Where infrastructure alone is not enough: developing well-functioning non-motorized transport with a focus on cycling in the 'Northern-Inner' district of Cape Town
… long and time-consuming distances to employment opportunities, often spending close to half their monthly income on commuting. Current development patterns largely perpetuate this situation. Whilst non-motorized transport (NMT) often presents as a potentially equitable and efficient form of …
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Diverse Economies and Economic Possibilities for Kāinga Housing in Aotearoa New Zealand
… create economies and economic possibilities for housing provision in kāinga (ancestral Māori settlements). It explores this process through an in-depth, ethnographic case study with Hikurangi Enterprises, a community-owned social enterprise in Te Tairāwhiti of Aotearoa, and their wider network. …
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