The Unintended Consequences
Family and Community, the Victims of Isolated Poverty
Published on 29. April 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
158 pages
978-0-7618-2857-0 (ISBN)
Description
This book describes the tremendous impact of housing policy, which oftentimes discourages communities and inhibits family stability. The book traces housing history from the Victorian Era in London to the present. It gives special attention to Washington, D.C., presenting various grassroots programs that have grown to provide community support in severely impoverished areas. The Unintended Consequences gives important firsthand accounts of federal urban initiatives and explains the importance of nurturing community. Historical analysis is blended with interviews with public housing residents and officials to supplement the firsthand account of primary author James Banks. This book is appropriate for urban planners, policy makers, advocates for the urban poor, as well as students of sociology and urban studies in the United States.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
240 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7618-2857-0 (9780761828570)
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Persons
James G. Banks, a native and resident of Washington D.C., served as an official for housing programs at the local and federal levels for nearly thirty years. He also served as a housing consultant for numerous clients, including the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Federal National Mortgage Association.
Peter S. Banks is a writer living in Washington, D.C.
Peter S. Banks is a writer living in Washington, D.C.
Content
Chapter 1 Acknowledgments
Chapter 2 Foreword
Chapter 3 Preface
Chapter 4 Introduction: Victorian England; New York Tenements; Notes
Chapter 5 The Unintended Consequences: Public Housing; Community; Services; Out of Control; The New Social Control; Children
Chapter 6 Divergent Neighborhoods: Barry Farm; Southwest; Notes
Chapter 7 The Creation of Public Housing: The Housing Act of 1937; Residents of Public Housing; Social Programs; Notes
Chapter 8 Early Public Housing in Washington, D.C.: The Alley Dwelling Authority; Working in Public Housing; Life in War Housing; The Status of Public Housing; Changes in Anacostia; Notes
Chapter 9 Postwar Housing: The Rise of Urban Renewal; Public Housing Statistics; Warnings Against Concentrated Poverty; Notes
Chapter 10 The Urban Renewal Experience: The Relocation of Residents; The Relocation of Businesses; Dilemma of Urban Renewal
Chapter 11 Programs of the Great Society: The 1960s; The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964; The Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965; Model Cities; Tenant Unrest in Public Housing; The Booke Amendments; Notes
Chapter 12 The Poverty Program: UPO; The Perspective of an Executive Director; A Study of Anacostia; Notes
Chapter 13 The Decline of Public Housing: Parklands; Public Housing Statistics; Changing Cities; Omnibus Act of 1981; Segregation in Public Housing; Resident Experiences; Notes
Chapter 14 Crime and Education: The Proliferation of Crime; Responses to Crime; Incarceration; Drug-related Crime; Police Experience; Urban Public Education; Notes
Chapter 15 Change in Washington, D.C.:Turning Around a Community; Anacostia/Congress Heights Partnerships; Children's Center; Established Neighborhood Institutions; Coordinating Services; The Efforts of Individuals (Brenda Jones, Jackie Massey, Dorothea Ferrel
Chapter 16 Conclusions and Recommendations: Intent; Consequence: Deterioration of Community and Family Life; Consequence: Deterioration of Public Education; Consequence: Deterioration of Social Services; Consequence: Crime; Consequence: Deterioration of Neighb
Chapter 17 Bibliography
Chapter 18 Index
Chapter 19 About the Authors
Chapter 2 Foreword
Chapter 3 Preface
Chapter 4 Introduction: Victorian England; New York Tenements; Notes
Chapter 5 The Unintended Consequences: Public Housing; Community; Services; Out of Control; The New Social Control; Children
Chapter 6 Divergent Neighborhoods: Barry Farm; Southwest; Notes
Chapter 7 The Creation of Public Housing: The Housing Act of 1937; Residents of Public Housing; Social Programs; Notes
Chapter 8 Early Public Housing in Washington, D.C.: The Alley Dwelling Authority; Working in Public Housing; Life in War Housing; The Status of Public Housing; Changes in Anacostia; Notes
Chapter 9 Postwar Housing: The Rise of Urban Renewal; Public Housing Statistics; Warnings Against Concentrated Poverty; Notes
Chapter 10 The Urban Renewal Experience: The Relocation of Residents; The Relocation of Businesses; Dilemma of Urban Renewal
Chapter 11 Programs of the Great Society: The 1960s; The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964; The Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965; Model Cities; Tenant Unrest in Public Housing; The Booke Amendments; Notes
Chapter 12 The Poverty Program: UPO; The Perspective of an Executive Director; A Study of Anacostia; Notes
Chapter 13 The Decline of Public Housing: Parklands; Public Housing Statistics; Changing Cities; Omnibus Act of 1981; Segregation in Public Housing; Resident Experiences; Notes
Chapter 14 Crime and Education: The Proliferation of Crime; Responses to Crime; Incarceration; Drug-related Crime; Police Experience; Urban Public Education; Notes
Chapter 15 Change in Washington, D.C.:Turning Around a Community; Anacostia/Congress Heights Partnerships; Children's Center; Established Neighborhood Institutions; Coordinating Services; The Efforts of Individuals (Brenda Jones, Jackie Massey, Dorothea Ferrel
Chapter 16 Conclusions and Recommendations: Intent; Consequence: Deterioration of Community and Family Life; Consequence: Deterioration of Public Education; Consequence: Deterioration of Social Services; Consequence: Crime; Consequence: Deterioration of Neighb
Chapter 17 Bibliography
Chapter 18 Index
Chapter 19 About the Authors