This case study of an innovative and alternative model of community economic development describes a unique project that shows how building and renovating housing can greatly improve the social, economic, and political life of an inner city neighborhood. Using the North End Housing Project (NEHP) in Winnipeg as its focus, the strategy of housing as the centerpiece for community economic development is thoroughly assessed. The NEHP began in one of the lowest-income locales in the city buying, renovating, renting, and selling residences, providing affordable shelter and increasing the nearby housing values. This model proved to be a catalyst for jobs, an economic base, and a foundation of social capital—neighborliness and community organization—in the neighborhood.
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- Includes bibliographical references: p. 180-190
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- 363.5/8309712743
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- HC118.W52
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Table of Contents
- Fernwood Publishing Halifax 1
- Contents 3
- Acknowledgments 5
- Introduction 7
- Equity or Growth Public Policies for Appropriate Development in Winnipeg 11
- Winnipegs Urban Decline 12
- Population Change 14
- Unemployment 14
- Incomes 14
- Housing 14
- Th e Process of Inner City Decline 15
- Decline and Urban Growth 17
- Subsidized Growth 18
- Exurban Growth 21
- Taxes and Urban Sprawl 22
- Growth Management Strategies 23
- Winnipeg Economic Development Strategy 25
- Taxation Strategies 29
- A Comprehensive Approach 31
- Critical Mass 32
- Social Capital 35
- Economic Diversity 36
- Conclusion 36
- Notes 38
- An Alternative Community Development Strategy 39
- Th e NEHP Board 39
- Strategies 41
- Housing Market Th eory of Neighbourhood Decline 42
- Social Capital and Decline 44
- Community Economic Development and Choice of Strategies 47
- CED and Housing 55
- Homeownership 56
- Access to Credit 58
- Income Assistance Recipients 59
- Building Social Capital 59
- Employment Development 60
- Social Capital and Neighbourhood Crime 62
- Notes 64
- Community Economic Development and Aboriginal Culture 65
- Traditional Culture and its Signifi cance for Contemporary Urban Aboriginal People 68
- Aboriginal People as Fully Acculturated 69
- Indigenous Views of the Relevance of Traditional Culture 74
- Culture as a Political Organizing Tactic 74
- Culture as the Centre of Social Development 76
- Wholistic Development 81
- Social Characteristics of Subsistence Economies 84
- Th ree Models of Urban Aboriginal Self-Government 88
- Conclusion 90
- Notes 90
- Th e Impact of Housing Reinvestment 91
- A Walk Th rough William Whyte 91
- Housing Objectives of NEHP 96
- NEHPs Impact on Housing Markets 97
- Development Work on Alfred Avenue 101
- Notes 105
- Economic and Employment Benefi ts of NEHP 107
- Rent Structure of NEHP Housing 107
- Building Community Assets 111
- Creating Local Employment 111
- Ogijiita Pimatiswin Kinamatwin NEHPs Crime Prevention Project 116
- Renovation Financing 117
- Rent-to-Own Housing 119
- Social Cost Benefi t Analysis 122
- Discounted Cash Flow 123
- Impact on Government Revenues 127
- Notes 132
- Explorations in Urban Aboriginal Community Development 133
- Distance and Disconnection in William Whyte 142
- Notes 157
- Community Building in William Whyte 158
- Housing Satisfaction 159
- Positive and Negative Aspects of William Whyte 161
- Neighbourhood Safety 163
- Social Capital 165
- Neighbourhood Improvements 166
- Interventions 167
- Implications for Community Development 173
- Housing Market Analysis 177
- Asking Prices 177
- Days to Sale or Expiry 179
- Average Diff erence between Asking and Selling Prices 179
- References 180
