{"product_id":"neighborhood-defenders-participatory-politics-and-americas-housing-crisis-hardback-9781108477277","title":"Neighborhood Defenders; Participatory Politics and America's Housing Crisis (Hardback) 9781108477277","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eNeighborhood Defenders\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eParticipatory Politics and America's Housing Crisis\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublic participation in the housing permitting process empowers unrepresentative and privileged groups who participate in local politics to restrict the supply of housing.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKatherine Levine Einstein (Author), David M. Glick (Author), Maxwell Palmer (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108477277, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 5 December 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e228 pages, 29 b\/w illus.  21 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 2 cm, 0.45 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Neighborhood Defenders is a book of nuances, to be read with your thinking cap on and your mind open to new insights. It shows that, while participation can be a powerful source of inequality, NIMBYISM is only one slice of the whole reality of housing politics.' Clarence Stone, George Washington University\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSince the collapse of the housing market in 2008, demand for housing has consistently outpaced supply in many US communities. The failure to construct sufficient housing - especially affordable housing - in desirable communities and neighborhoods comes with significant social, economic, and environmental costs. This book examines how local participatory land use institutions amplify the power of entrenched interests and privileged homeowners. The book draws on sweeping data to examine the dominance of land use politics by 'neighborhood defenders' - individuals who oppose new housing projects far more strongly than their broader communities and who are likely to be privileged on a variety of dimensions. Neighborhood defenders participate disproportionately and take advantage of land use regulations to restrict the construction of multifamily housing. The result is diminished housing stock and higher housing costs, with participatory institutions perversely reproducing inequality.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Neighborhood defenders and the power of delay\u003cbr\u003e 3. Land use regulations and multifamily housing development\u003cbr\u003e 4. Land use regulations and public input\u003cbr\u003e 5. Who are the neighborhood defenders?\u003cbr\u003e 6. Neighborhood defense tactics\u003cbr\u003e 7. Gentrification, affordable housing, and housing reform\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Urban \u0026amp; municipal planning [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Urban \u0026amp; municipal planning\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Urban%20\u0026amp;%20municipal%20planning%20%5BRPC%5D%22\"\u003eRPC\u003c\/a\u003e], Housing law [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Housing law\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Housing%20law%20%5BLNSH9%5D%22\"\u003eLNSH9\u003c\/a\u003e], Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e], Sociology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20%5BJHB%5D%22\"\u003eJHB\u003c\/a\u003e], Urban communities [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Urban communities\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Urban%20communities%20%5BJFSG%5D%22\"\u003eJFSG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266356171032,"sku":"9781108477277","price":78.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108477277i_06597256-30a9-4e4d-b285-b79454e16f2e.jpg?v=1696705928","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/neighborhood-defenders-participatory-politics-and-americas-housing-crisis-hardback-9781108477277","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}