Home exclusion zones
Series: Architects' Journal ; 213(19) 17 May 2001, 34(1)Publication details: 2001Subject(s): Summary: Argues that the drive to address declining communities has excluded people in need from the social housing sector. Government initiatives such as the Social Exclusion Unit and antisocial behaviour orders (ASBOs) target undesirable tenants, who are often the more vulnerable members of communities. The evicted tenants will either end up homeless or in poor quality hostel accommodation, while the social housing properties lie empty. Concludes that regenerating communities should not only focus on redesigning areas with model citizens.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Journal article | London Journal article | ABS63992 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 112699-1001 |
Argues that the drive to address declining communities has excluded people in need from the social housing sector. Government initiatives such as the Social Exclusion Unit and antisocial behaviour orders (ASBOs) target undesirable tenants, who are often the more vulnerable members of communities. The evicted tenants will either end up homeless or in poor quality hostel accommodation, while the social housing properties lie empty. Concludes that regenerating communities should not only focus on redesigning areas with model citizens.