MAPPING THE LITERATURE
GREEN HOUSING
Blueprint for Green Affordable Housing
By Global Green USA (June, 2007)
This publication is a guide for housing developers, advocates, public agency staff, and the financial community that offers specific guidance on incorporating green building strategies into the design, construction, and operation of affordable housing developments. A completely revised and expanded second edition of the groundbreaking 1999 publication, this new book focuses on topics of specific relevance to affordable housing including: how green building adds value to affordable housing, the integrated design process, best practices in green design for affordable housing, green operations and maintenance, innovative funding and finance, emerging programs, partnerships, and policies. To access the report: http://www.globalgreen.org/events/affordable_blueprint.html.
ENSURING & PRESERVING COMMUNITY-CENTERED DEVELOPMENT
Delivering Equitable Development to a Recovering Louisiana: A State Policy Guide for 2008 and Beyond
By Dominque Duval-Diop and Kalima Rose (2008)
This policy guide looks deeply at the following four principles: the integration of strategies that support people while improving places; the reduction of disparities between neighborhoods, localities, and across regions; promotion of double bottom line investments that offer financial return to investors and economic and social benefits to residents; and full and meaningful community voice, participation, and leadership. It illustrates how these principles can positively impact the rebuilding and recovery efforts throughout the state. For more information, visit: http://www.policylink.org/documents/LAframingpaper_final.pdf.
Fenced Out: A Youth-Produced Documentary
By FIERCE!
Fenced OUT documents the struggle of LGBTSTQ youth of color to save the Christopher Street pier and the West Village from re-development and gentrification. While researching the history of the pier, FIERCE members discovered past generations of queer peoples' fight for use of public spaces at Christopher Street and the piers. This documentary is designed as a public education tool to raise awareness about the increasing displacement, violence, and criminalization experienced by LGBTSTQ youth of color. To access the video: http://fiercenyc.org/what_we_do/fenced_out.html.
Flushing Fortune: Will Gateway Give Way to Luxury Development?
By Christoper Kui, Executive Director and Margaret Chin, Deputy Executive Director, Asian Americans for Equality (June 2007)
This report takes a close look at Flushing, considered a gateway community to newly arriving immigrants. The report goes on to consider the community’s role as a regional economic center, examining the housing challenges local families face – including senior citizens as well as the working and middle class. To access the report visit: http://www.aafe.org/rsr/PDF/FlushingReport.pdf.
Starting a Community Land Trust (book and multimedia kit)
By John E. Davis (2007)
This manual is designed to guide individuals interested in starting a community land trust through the important consideration that go into making such a decision, by examining the pros and cons that go into choosing one course of action over another. Topics include: characteristics of the “classic” model and its many variations, the rationale for supporting a CLT, the choice of sponsor and service area, strategies for educating and organizing core constituencies, and options for funding the CLT’s projects and operations. To access this manual visit: http://www.lulu.com/items/volume_36/564000/564108/7/print/
Starting_a_CLT_Book_Format_Beneficiaries_Addition_0407.pdf. To access the multimedia kit visit: http://www.lulu.com/content/602149.
The Changing Face of Shaw
By ONE DC (September 2007)
This report documents the changes in Washington DC’s Shaw neighborhood. It incorporates census statistics and personal testimony to tell the story of Shaw residents, providing a compelling argument reflecting the negative impacts of gentrification. To access the report: http://www.onedconline.org/index.php?option=com_docman&Itemid=126.
The Impact of the Built Environment on Community Health
By Mary Lee and Victor Ruben, Produced by PolicyLink (August 2007)
As building development increases, urban planners, elected officials and developers are beginning to consider health issues as part of the building and revitalization process. This report examines what is needed to build a movement supporting policy change and better planning. To access the report: http://www.policylink.org/documents/builtenvironment_final.pdf.
Twenty Years of Change
By CAAV (Spring, 2007)
This CAAV publication examines the organization’s work over the past 20 years and includes lessons learned from various campaigns including the Chinatown Justice Project focusing on language access and stopping gentrification. To access this publication: http://www.caaav.org/downloads/CAAAV_Voice_07Spr.pdf.
EQUITABLE RESTORATION
Building a Better New Orleans: Hope Needs Help
By PolicyLink (August 2007)
This guide highlights the tremendous strides made by some of the city's most vulnerable people and showcases the folks who helped make that progress possible. But the report also calls on the federal government, the private sector, and the public to do more to get New Orleans the help it needs to create a truly vibrant and equitable city. For more information: http://www.policylink.org/HopeNeedsHelp/HopeNeedsHelp.pdf.
Bringing Louisiana Renters Home: An Evaluation of the 2006-2007 Gulf Opportunity Zone Rental Housing Program
By PolicyLink (June 2007)
This PolicyLink report shows barely two in five renters can return to affordable homes. The report evaluates rental program outcomes, cites current challenges and threats facing rental developments, and makes recommendations to meet the challenges and achieve intended housing goals. For more information, please go to: www.policylink.org.
The State of Displaced Hope VI Residents, Miami FL
By Marcos Feldman (February 2007)
Focusing on the efforts of the Miami Workers Center to bring back 850 low-income rentals to the highly debated Scott Carver Projects, this research report examines the impact of Hope VI and Section 8 Rental Voucher programs in the Scott Carver redevelopment effort, including looking at where former Scott Carver residents moved to, the type of assistance they received with that transition, and the hardships they experienced as a result of being moved out of the Scott Carver homes. To access the report: http://theworkerscenter.org/images/stories/reports/displacedreport.pdf.
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