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Space, power and participation : ethnic and gender divisions in tenants' participation in public housing / Tijen Uguris.
Lippincott Library HD7288.78.G7 U38 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Uguris, Tijen.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Public housing--Great Britain.
- Public housing.
- Management.
- Great Britain.
- Public housing--Great Britain--Management.
- Great Britain--Race relations.
- Race relations.
- Physical Description:
- xxvii, 369 pages ; 18 cm
- Other Title:
- Ethnic and gender divisions in tenants' participation in public housing
- Place of Publication:
- Burlington, VT. : Ashgate, 2003.
- Contents:
- Part I Situating Space and Social Divisions
- 1 The Relationships between Social Divisions, 'the Community' and Space 3
- 'The Community' 5
- 'Empowerment' and Identities 10
- Dichotomous Thinking 11
- Space and Place 14
- 2 Democracy and Equality: Ethnicity and Gender Divisions in Political Participation and Decision-making 19
- Social Citizenship and the Welfare State 22
- Citizenship Rights of Racial and Ethnic Minorities and Multicultural Policies 32
- Group Difference and Representation 33
- 3 Decision-making in Organizations 39
- What is an Organization? 40
- Channels of Communication and Channels of Decision-making 46
- Organizations and their Environment 53
- Part II Public Housing and Decision-Making Processes
- 4 Housing Policies in Britain 59
- Housing Needs and Changing Needs 60
- Decentralization 72
- Problems That Need to be Looked At 76
- 5 Decision-making Structures at Central and Local Level 81
- The Decision-making Structure 82
- Decentralization and Democracy 103
- 6 Decision-making on a Council-managed Estate: Miranda Estate 107
- About the Estate 107
- Particular Moments of Decision-making 116
- Social Divisions in Decision-making: 'The Community' 125
- Design Implications 129
- 7 Decision-making on a Tenant Management Co-operative: Elthorne First Co-op 133
- About the Estate 134
- The Co-op's Relationship with the Council 135
- Decision-making under the Co-op Management 143
- Social Divisions in Decision-making: 'The Community' 151
- 8 The Self-build Process and Professional Agencies 155
- Architects 155
- The Changing Nature of the Self-build Process 155
- The Community Self-Build Agency 166
- 9 Community Self-Build 175
- About the Project 175
- The Group 179
- Decision-making 187
- Social Divisions in the Group 191
- The Group's Views on the Concept of Self-build and its Future 197
- 10 The Greenstreet Housing Co-operative 201
- About the Estate 201
- The Group 203
- Decision-making 210
- Social Divisions in the Group 214
- The Group's Views on the Concept of Self-build and its Future 218
- 11 The Black Project: Fusions Jameen Housing Co-operative - Phases I and II 221
- About the Project 221
- The Group 223
- Decision-making 228
- Social Divisions in the Group 231
- The Group's Views on the Concept of Self-build and its Future 235
- About the Project 236
- The Group 237
- Decision-making 239
- Social Divisions in the Group 241
- The Group's Views on the Concept of Self-build and its Future 244
- Part III Ethnic and Gender Divisions in Tenant Participation in Public Housing
- 12 Physical and Social Space 249
- Social Divisions in Space and Place 250
- The Public/Private Divide 252
- The Design Implications of Ethnic Minorities' Diverse and Special Household Needs 254
- The Differential Effects of Housing Policies on Tenants 255
- Women's Access to Space 256
- Social Exclusion 256
- Space as an Expression of Power Relations 258
- Creating Inclusive Spaces 260
- 13 'Empowerment' and 'the Community' 263
- Community Construction and the Change of the Criteria in Entitlement to Public Housing 263
- 'Empowerment' and Equal Opportunities Policies 269
- 14 The Participatory Decision-making Process 273
- The Decentralization of Decision-making: The Problem of Representation 274
- Tenants' Control 275
- Power Differences Among Tenants 277
- Shifting Power Relations in Decision-making Processes 278
- Involvement in Decision-making: Who Takes the Decisions? Who is in Power? 280
- 'The Community' and Community Politics 288
- Appendix 1 Data Collection 295
- Appendix 2 Decision-making Structures 305.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 0754634760
- OCLC:
- 50840950
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