Integration Through Affordability - Exploring inclusionary housing strategies in New York City and Gothenburg, Sweden
Ladda ner
Typ
Examensarbete för masterexamen
Program
Architecture and planning beyond sustainability, MSc
Publicerad
2020
Författare
Gibbs, Jason
Modellbyggare
Tidskriftstitel
ISSN
Volymtitel
Utgivare
Sammanfattning
Many Americans view Sweden as a model of equality, with a system of universal
welfare that provides for the well-being of all citizens.
However, Sweden is in the midst of a housing crisis, and residents with lower
incomes are especially impacted by the effects of the market turn taken in recent
years. Yet still the ideal of a universal system holds tremendous power, and
stakeholder options are limited for targeting housing to residents with lower
incomes.
Many low-income residents of the United States also have difficulty accessing
adequate and affordable housing, but the U.S. has a long history of a dual housing
system, with private market-driven housing supplemented by selective programs
for those in need.
In recent decades localities in many countries have adopted inclusionary housing
policies as a way to combat segregation and incentivize the private sector to create
housing that is affordable for residents with lower incomes.
Inclusionary housing policies generally imply a selective, means-tested approach,
as the low-rent dwelling units created are typically reserved for residents with low
incomes. The Swedish system historically has not had this type of selective
housing, but in Gothenburg the municipality is experimenting with using the land
allocation process to spur the creation of low- and mixed-income housing.
This thesis project explores the housing regimes of Gothenburg and New York
City through the perspective of housing for people who have low incomes,
examines the structure of inclusionary housing policies in New York City, and
investigates Gothenburg’s recent experiments with inclusionary housing.
Beskrivning
Ämne/nyckelord
inclusionary housing; affordable housing; housing policy; housing regimes