The unseen politics of public housing : resident councils, communities, and change / Tiffany Gayle Chenault.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chenault, Tiffany Gayle, 1974- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public housing--United States.

Public housing.

Low-income housing--United States.

Low-income housing.

Sociology, Urban--United States.

Sociology, Urban.

United States--Race relations.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (151 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<span><span>This book discusses barriers from government agencies, housing policies, historic racism and classism, the lived experiences of people that live in public housing, and the relevance of these factors for understanding resident councils and "forming" communities in public housing.<br /></span></span>

Contents:

Contents; Start of the Journey; 1 Welcome to Rivertown; 2 Code for Community Engagement; 3 Who's Leading the Council?; 4 Rules for Organizing a Council; 5 Not Fitting the Public Housing Image: Location and Communication; 6 Meetings and Manager Dynamics; 7 Policy Recommendations; Appendix A; Appendix B; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-7391-6508-9

OCLC:

913784900