No simple solutions : transforming public housing in Chicago / Susan J. Popkin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Popkin, Susan J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chicago Housing Authority.

Public housing--Illinois--Chicago.

Public housing.

Housing authorities--Illinois--Chicago.

Housing authorities.

Housing policy--Illinois--Chicago.

Housing policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (139 pages)

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]

Summary:

In this book, Sue Popkin tells the story of how an ambitious--and risky--social experiment affected the lives of the people it was ultimately intended to benefit: the residents who had suffered through the worst days of crime, decay, and rampant mismanagement of the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA), and now had to face losing the only home many of them had known. The stories Popkin tells in this book offer important lessons not only for Chicago, but for the many other American cities still grappling with the legacy of racial segregation and failed federal housing policies, making this book a vital resource for city planners and managers, urban development professionals, and anti-poverty activists.

Contents:

Transforming public housing, changing residents' lives

Transforming the CHA

Better housing, safer neighborhoods?

The hard to house

Reaching the next generation

No simple solutions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4422-6883-2