Tapping private resources: the linkage trend

Article Abstract:

Cities are making increased use of 'linkage' to help finance urban social programs, tying approval of developers' plans to cooperation in financing local programs. Downtown builders are a typical, visible target for these emerging urban strategies, but urban mayors insist that linkage is not anti-business and actually requires private sector prosperity to function. Some developers have responded with hostility or skepticism, but few have scuttled development projects in response to linkage. Some linkage efforts only affect developers who receive city tax, finance, or land incentives. More controversial are 'exaction' programs in which developers must pay for social needs on a quid pro quo basis to obtain building approval. Linkage in Boston, Massachusetts is discussed.

Laws, regulations and rules, Boston, Massachusetts, Housing development, Boston

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Journal of Housing LAB No. 36: hazardous materials

Article Abstract:

The discovery and removal of hazardous materials is an important legal and medical issue because legislators and residents are demanding that the materials be removed from the US's housing and community developments. There are many hazardous materials in existence, but attention is being specifically directed to lead, asbestos, and radon. Steps in addressing the problem of hazardous waste include identifying the existence of a hazardous material and selecting the correct abatement process to reduce the danger.

Lead, Hazardous substances, Radon, Asbestos

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Fighting crime: an architectural approach

Article Abstract:

A Maryland public housing project has been rehabilitated by a team consisting of architects and engineers, residents, and public housing officials using architectural design as a means of deterring crime within the development. The steps taken by the redesign team to deter crime included: blocking easy access in and out of the complex by adding gates and gate houses; blocking interior building throughways; and closing space under stairways.

Dwellings, Architectural design, Crime prevention, Crime prevention and architectural design

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