Transforming public housing

Article Abstract:

The HOPE VI program aims to transform the physical appearance of public housing as well as to provide its tenants with an opportunity to become self-sufficient. Through this quest to help residents, public housing would once again serve as a temporary shelter for those who need transitional assistance. Because it is not heavily constrained by regulations and rules, the program is flexible and localized to the specific needs of the city. Therefore, the housing design and the support services are aligned with the local requirements and tastes. Given the many benefits it can offer, the program has attracted participants from different sectors, including residents, housing authorities, city governments and private companies. The program has been a success, as evidenced by the emergence of livable, dynamic, mixed-income and mixed-finance communities it has spawned.

Evaluation, Public housing, Housing policy, Housing rehabilitation

---

Conferencing: a restorative approach to conflict resolution

Article Abstract:

Conferencing is a method of group conflict resolution derived primarily from traditional practices of the Maori in New Zealand, and has been found to be effective in resolving housing community disagreements and preventing recidivism. Participants include both victims and offenders, and discussion is facilitated by a disinterested third party who does not join in the decision-making process.

United States, International Affairs, Conflict Resolution, Methods, Column, Prevention, Recidivism, Conflict management, International negotiations, Housing management

---

Similar abstracts:

• Abstracts: On income formation of the population in the republic of Azerbaijan. Demographic trends in Azerbaijan on the treshold of the twenty-first century: principal tendencies and problems
• Abstracts: The impact of case characteristics on child abuse reporting decisions. Child care workers' knowledge about reporting suspected child sexual abuse
• Abstracts: Lorin Farr: Ogden's "blend" of affordable housing. Alternative approaches to public housing. Turning troubled housing around
• Abstracts: Using technology to improve Chicago's housing. Reinventing public housing: the Atlanta experience
• Abstracts: Sociology at the end of the century. Pragmatism & sociology: a response to Clough, Denzin and Richardson. The political unconscious of the university professor

This website is not affiliated with document authors or copyright owners. This page is provided for informational purposes only. Unintentional errors are possible.