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Assignment 4
Homeless by economic hardship, and the solution of civic participation to solve the issue of homelessness caused by unsustainable development in residential neighborhoods by large corporations
Thesis Statement
Media images of frozen bodies and desperate souls underscore the awful implications of homelessness in our societies, but do little to shed light on the causes and solutions to this important issue. In reality, homelessness is a critical issue that affects several communities, and is driven by a range of causes. In previous assignments, the cause of unsustainable development in residential neighborhoods was discussed as a major cause of homelessness by economic hardship. This paper will recap the issue of homelessness by economic hardship, as driven by the main cause of unsustainable development in residential neighborhoods. This paper will then propose the solution of civic participation as a solution to the homelessness driven by economic hardship and unsustainable development.
Review of the issue and cause
In the second assignment, the ways in which unsustainable development by residential neighborhoods cause homelessness by economic hardship were discussed. These included entry by high-wage sectors, resource commodity booms, technology headquarters, state development efforts and franchise expansions. The second assignment reviewed how there was a long history of large corporations entering neighborhoods and developing in unsustainable ways that displaced local residents, ranging from large franchises such as Walmart to more recent market entrants such as Amazon and Google. Throughout history, however, it has been clear that the entry and development by large corporations has been detrimental to the housing security of the residents in the neighborhoods affected, and has caused an increase in rates of homelessness by economic hardship.
Foremost, high-wage sector companies which enter and develop neighborhoods often bring with them highly paid workers and high-cost development projects which bid aggressively for land and housing, causing land and housing prices to rise in a way that increases homelessness by economic hardship. [X] Secondly, XXXX XXXXX is a XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXX, XXXX as XXXXX in North Dakota XXX San Francisco, XXXX workers XXXXX in, which causes land XXXXX to XXXX, and also leads XX homelessness among XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXX come in to XXXX XXXXXXXXX of XXX XXX opportunities but XXXXXX afford housing. [2] XXXXXXX, technology XXXXXXXXX which XXXX in, backed by large quantities XX venture XXXXXXX, rent office space in a XXX XXXX XXXXXXXX with residential space, XXXXXXX residential home prices to rise XXX XXXXXXX XX homelessness XX XXXXXXXX hardship. [3] XXXXXXXX, governments and corporations sometimes partner to develop an area, XXXX governments providing XXXXXXXXXXX subsidies, preferential treatments XXX XXXXXX legal XXXXXXXXXXX in a XXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX at the expense of driving XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX because XX high land XXXXXX. XXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXX XXXX as Walmart XXXX enter communities XXXXXX XXXX XXXXXX XX XXXX while employing many citizens in XXX paying XXXX, in a way that leaves communities XXXXXX vulnerable to XXXXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXX in times XX recession. [4]
Broadly speaking, these XXXX XXXX are the XXX ways in XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX by economic XXXXXXXX is driven by unsustainable XXXXXXXXX by XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX. Clearly, XXXXX five ways cause homelessness XX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX mainly by XXXXXXX up land XXX rent prices, along with XXX overall price XX expenses in a XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX residents out XX their own XXXXXXXXXXXX. The next part XX the essay will XXXXXXX how civic XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXX as a way XX XXXXX homelessness XX economic XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX development, by XXXXXXX pressure on XXXXXXXXXXXX and governments to XXX in the interests of their residents.
XX XX important XX note, however, XXXX homelessness is a XXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXXX XX a XXXXXXX of XXXXXXX, such XX XXXXXX XXXXXX, social stigmatization, discriminatory policy XXX economic XXXXXXXX. The solution XX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX is only XXX XX XXXX ways XX address XXX XXXXX of XXXXXXXXXXXX, and XXXX XXXXXXX the governments XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX who pursue XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX that XXXXX XX homelessness XX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX. XXXXX effective, civic participation XX XXX a XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX XXX XXXXXXX XX homelessness, which XXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXX to XXXX XXXXXXXXX civic XXXXXXXXXXXXX in XXXXXXXXXXXX to the XXXXXXXXXX XX XXX problem XX homelessness.
XXX XXXXXXXX XX XXXXX participation as a way to XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX
XX the many solutions XXXX XXXXX to XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX by XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX, XXX most XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX is that XX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX to participate actively in XXXXX XXXXXXXXX to have XXXXX voice heard, XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXX governments, XXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXX XXXXX awareness XXX XXXXXX their XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX in elections wisely XX XXX XXXX XXXXXXXX way of XXXXXXXX that unsustainable development does XXX cause homelessness XX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX.
XXXXXXXX, XXX-governmental XXXXXXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXX can use civic XXXXXXXXXXXXX in XXX form XX XXXXXXXX against XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXXX corporations and public-XXXXXXX partnerships. The XXXXXX XXXXXX XX XXX XXXXXX HQ2 in New XXXX City, XXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX of XXX XXXXXXXX, politicians and residents, is a XXXXX XXXXXXX XX how civic participation XXX XXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX are not able XX come XXXX communities as XXXX please and develop unsustainably XX XXX XXXXXXX of its XXXXXXXXX’ XXXXX. [X] Furthermore, XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX against XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX development XXXXX these corporations XXXX aware XX their XXXXXX and XXXX conscious XX XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXX, and also XXXXXXXX non-XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX between states and multinational XXXXXXXXXXXX to unsustainably develop a XXXXXXXXXXXX at XXX expense of its XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXX are also a XXXXX XXX effective way XX raising awareness, XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXX XXX communities at XXXX XX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX and homelessness.
Furthermore, protests can take XXX XXXX of XXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXX XXXXXX lines of companies. National XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX such XX XXXXXXX and Amazon hurt XXX XXXXXX of XXXXX XXXXXXXXX, which makes the X-Suite XXXXXXXXXX of these companies more XXXXXX XX respond XX XXXXXXX protests against XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX caused by their XXXXXXXXXXXXX development. These X-Suite XXXXXXXXXX will be more XXXXXX XX XXXXX XXXXX unsustainable XXXXXXXXXXX, or XX XXX very least, XXXXXXX in a way that takes XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XX XXX citizens XXXX XXXXXXX. XXX example, XXXX XXX XXXXX to pay an additional XXX to fund the subsidized XXXXXX XXXXXXX XXX relocation of XXXXXXXX affected XX its XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX, or compromise XX developing in non-XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX. [7]
In XXXXXXXX, with XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX XXX sense that a XXXXXX market of XXXXXXXXX XX actually hostile XXXXXX their products. As a result, companies XXX cease XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX expansion XXXX those areas, XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX the type of XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX that XXXXX XX homelessness XX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX. XXXXXXX, XXXX antagonistic forms of civic participation only XXXX if XXXX apply sufficient XXXXXXXX on governments XXX corporations.
XXXX, XXXXX participation can XXXX the XXXX XX townhall meetings XXXXX allow XXX stakeholders XX XX engaged. Civic participation XXX the act of organizing XXXXXXXX increases the XXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX at XXXX, and XXXXX XXXX a seat XX XXX table with the key XXXXXXXX makers in corporations and XXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXX XXXXXXX affected XX homelessness XX be a XXXXXX XXXXXX in resolving XXX conflict, and compels XXXXXXXXXXXX to XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX XXX issue XX homelessness XX economic XXXXXXXX that their XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX in. [X] XXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXXX residents could lobby for XXXXXXXXX for XXXXX relocation, or skills training XXX them XX XXXX up higher paying jobs XXX continue living in the same XXXXXXXXXXXX.
Civic participation XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XX XXXX a say in which responsible XXXXXXXXX players are allowed in XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX. XXX XXXXXXX of XXXX XXX XX found in XXX case XX XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XX the XXXX XXXX, XXXXX XXX non-profit group Friends XX the High XXXX XXXXXX XX save a vital XXXXX of XXX York heritage and XXXXXXXXX it in a way that XXXX the XXXXXXXXX XX the overall neighborhood into account. [9] XXX people of the XXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXX able to XXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXX’s energy, XXXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXX to XXXX XXXX XXXX the government XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX listened to them in carrying out XXXXX plans. [XX] XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXXXXX civic XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX be XXXX to ensure that corporations XX XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX develop in a XXX that XXXXX XXXX residents homeless. They are XXXX XXXXXXXX from more traditionally XXXXXXXXXXXX approaches of XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXX as XXXXXXXX and boycotts, because they result in XXX-XXX XXXXXXXX for XXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX. XXX this XXXXXX, they XXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXX to succeed, XX XXXXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXXXX have a XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX to serve XXX needs XX those whose XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX.
It is also XXXXXXXXX to XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXX XXXXX XXX XXXX XXX are XXXX excluded from civic participation, and it XX XXXXXXXXX important to XXX both XXXXXX XXX are XX imminent risk XX homelessness XXX who XXX XXXXXXX homeless XXXXXXXX in resisting XXXXXXXXXXXXX development by corporations. Homeless XXXXXX are XXXXX portrayed and XXXXXXXXXXX in the media XXX by XXXXXXXXXXX XX individuals not worth XXXXXXX, XXX XXX XXXXXXXX by XXXXX own fault, when XXXXX XXX actually systemic forces (such XX unsustainable development and public-private partnerships) which XXXX XX XXXXXXXXXXXX XX economic hardship. By getting XXXXXXXX XXXXXX involved in the political XXXXXXX, XXXXX participation gives them a XXXXX to decide their own future, and a XXX XX avoid the plight of homelessness.
XXXXXXXXXXX, civic XXXXXXXXXXXXX to XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX by XXXXXXXX hardship XXXXX XXXX the XXXX of electoral turnout and XXX selection XX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX grassroots XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX lobby XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX for XXXX XXXXXXX XXX development-XXXXXXXXXXX XXXX, XXX XXXXXX of which XXXXX XXXXXXX XXX-value or XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXX in to XXXXXX the area uninhabitable. XXXXX participation in the form XX XXXXXXXX’ XXXXXX committees XXXXX also XXXX XXXX XXXX the homeless population, or XXXXXXXXXXX at risk XX homelessness, XXX registered and able XX make their voice XXXXX at county, state and federal elections. This XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXX appointment of XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXX XXXXXXXXX to tackling the XXXXX of XXXXXXXXXXXX by XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXX who would XX able XX use XXXXX influence on regulation XXX taxation to XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XX be XXXX XXXXXXXXX of XXXXX impact XX XXXXXXXXXXX communities.
One prime XXXXXXX XX XXXX is in XXX Heygate Estate in XXXXXX. In the XXXX of the Heygate Estate, the authors XX a study XXXXX how XXXXX civil XXXXXXX networks led XXXX-XXXXXXXXX activities to XXXX XXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX to its XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, and XXXX civic participation XX XXXXX a XXXXX XXXXXXXXX XX XXX XXXXXXXXXX Purchase Order launched XX XXX XXXXXXXXXX XXX XX effective resistance XXXX exposed XXX hypocrisy XXX selfishness of XXX XXXXXXXXXX’s policies. [11] Such civic participation eventually led XX the selection of more responsible representatives XXX took XXX housing XXXXXXXXX XX XXXXX residents into XXXXXXX.
Finally, XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX use civic participation XX XXXXXX unsustainable XXXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXX. For example, XXX XXXXXXXXX of the XXXXXXX XXXXXX in XXXXXX successfully XXXX the local XXXXX XXXXXXXX to XXXXXX the XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX’s angle XX ‘XXXXXXXXXXX XXX the people’, XXX XX XXXXXX their XXXX as XXX being in XXX public XXXXXXXX. Likewise, in a study on XXX Puerto Rican community XX the XXXXX XXXX Side, XXXXXXX X. Martinez showed how XXX XXXXXX Ricans used XXXXX XXXXXX XXXXX XX XXXXXX festival to XXXXXX a colorful show of civic resistance against XXXXXXXXXXXXX development. [12] XXX procession XXXXXXXX poetry XXXXXXX XXXXX with protests against XXX XXXXX’s anti-XXXXXX XXXXXXXX, and spiritual incantations XXXXX with political XXXXXX. [13]
In doing so, XXX XXXXXX XXXXXX were able to XXXXXXXXXXXXX represent XXX XXXXX of XXXXXX’s XXXXXXXX between XXXX and XXXX XX XXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXX XXXXX fight XXXXXXX gentrification, and their resistance as a community ‘in XXXXXXXX XXXX the forces of XXXXXX’ XXXXXXX XXX evil XXXX estate XXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXX their community. [14] XXX example, XXX procession XXXXXXXX the goddess XXXX existing harmoniously in nature, only XX be invaded and violated XX black-suited developers XXXXXXX by ‘evil, XXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXX’, XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX in colorful XXXXXX costumes XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX in XXXXXXX XXXX. [15] The spectacle, XXXXX XXXXXXXXX and theatrical, XXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXX XX local XXXXX XXX raised XXX XXXXXXX XX the XXXXX XXXXXXXXX’s attempts XX show XXX XXXXX XX XXXXX community XXX XXX importance XX their resistance against XXXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXX, XXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XX XXX Lower XXXX Side XXXX able to XXXXX XXXXXX XX their XXXXX and show XXX Yorkers that XXXXX XXXXXXXXX and housing rights were worth fighting XXX. This XX a clear XXXX XX civic XXXXXXXXXXXXX being XXXX XX an effective solution to fight XXXXXXXXXXXX and unsustainable development, XXX push for XXXXXXX housing rights.
Conclusion
XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX by XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX and unsustainable XXXXXXXXXXX is a XXXXXXX XXXXX, and XXX that XXXXXX effective solutions. XXXX essay has discussed the importance of civic participation XX a XXX XX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXX hardship, through the use XX citizen XXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX, protests against XXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX. It XX XXXXX XXXX XXXXX participation empowers XXX people most XXXXXXXX by XXXXXXXXXXXXX development to have a right XX XXXXXX XXX XXXXXX XX their housing XXXXXX. XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXX XXXXXX groups should more actively XXXXXXXX XXX XXXX they XXXX to XXXX in galvanizing residents to participate more actively XX XXXXXXXX to XXXXX XXX problem of XXXXXXXXXXXX by economic hardship.
Endnotes
[X] Levy, Diane X., XXXXXXXX Comey, XXX Sandra XXXXXXX. "In the face XX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX: Case XXXXXXX of XXXXX efforts to XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX." X. XXXXXXXXXX Hous. & Cmty. XXX. L. 16 (XXXX): 238.
[X] Ibid.
[3] Ibid.
[X] XXXXXXX, Tom, XXX Sarit Platkin. "XXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX II: A Predator is XXXXXX XX Destroy Jobs in East New XXXX."Center for XXXXXXXXX Planning and XXXXXXXXXXX, Hunter College. XXXXXXXXX on August16 (2011): 2012.
[5] Gale XXXXXXX, "X.A.'s homelessness XXXXXX 75% in XXX XXXXX. XXXX's XXX XXX crisis XXX XXXX XXXXXXX in the XXXXXX." Latimes.XXX, XXX XXXXXXX XXXXX, X XXXXXXXX XXXX. XXXXX://XXX.XXXXXXX.com/XXXXX/lanow/la-me-XXXXXXXX-how-we-got-XXXX-20180201-story.html
[X] Marcuse, Peter. "XXXXXXXXXXXXXX, homelessness, and the work XXXXXXX: XXXXXXX markets XXX labour markets in the quartered XXXX." XXXXXXX Studies 4.3 (1989): XXX.
[7] Ibid.
[8] XXXX.
[X] Alvarez, XXXXX B., XXXXXX Scholar, XXX XXXXXXX W. XXXXXX. "XXX XXXX City’s XXXX XXXX: Participatory XXXXXXXX or XXXXXXXXXXXXXX?."The XXXX State McNair XXXXXXXXX (2012): 1-XX.
[XX] XXXX.
[XX] XXXXXXXX, Miranda J. XXXXX at XXX roots: Gentrification, XXXXXXXXX gardens, and XXX XXXXXX Ricans of XXX XXXXX XXXX Side. XXXXXXXXX XXXXX, XXXX.
[XX] XXXX.
[XX] Ibid.
[14] XXXX.
[XX] Ibid.
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XXXXXXX, Ariel B., McNair Scholar, and XXXXXXX W. Wright. "New XXXX XXXX’s High Line: Participatory Planning or Gentrification?."The Penn XXXXX XXXXXX JournalXX (2012): 1-XX.
Angotti, XXX, and XXXXX XXXXXXX. "Walmart XXX Gateway XXXXXXX XX: X Predator is Poised to Destroy XXXX in XXXX XXX York."XXXXXX for XXXXXXXXX Planning and Development, XXXXXX College. XXXXXXXXX XX August16 (2011): XXXX.
XXXXX, XXXX K. "XXXXXXXXXXXXXX and Displacement XXXXX: implementing an XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX in XXX context of gentrification." (2013).
Florida, Richard. XXX XXX XXXXX XXXXXX: XXX XXX cities are XXXXXXXXXX inequality, deepening XXXXXXXXXXX, XXX XXXXXXX the XXXXXX XXXXX—XXX XXXX XX XXX do XXXXX it. XXXXX XXXXX, 2017, 104.
Gale Holland, "X.A.'s homelessness XXXXXX XX% in XXX XXXXX. Here's why the crisis XXX been decades in the XXXXXX." Latimes.XXX, XXX Angeles Times, X February 2018. https://XXX.XXXXXXX.XXX/XXXXX/XXXXX/la-XX-homeless-how-XX-XXX-here-20180201-XXXXX.XXXX
XXXX, Loretta, and XXXX XXXXXXX. "Resisting gentrification on XXX XXXXX frontiers: XXXXXXXX XXXX XXX Heygate Estate in XXXXXX (1974–XXXX)." XXXXXX XX (XXXX): XX-24.
XXXX, XXXXX X., Jennifer XXXXX, and Sandra XXXXXXX. "In XXX XXXX XX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX: XXXX studies XX XXXXX XXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXX displacement." J. Affordable Hous. & XXXX. XXX. X. 16 (XXXX): XXX.
XXXXXXX, XXXXX. "XXXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX, and the XXXX XXXXXXX: XXXXXXX markets and XXXXXX markets in the XXXXXXXXX XXXX." Housing Studies X.3 (1989): 214.
XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX X. Power at the XXXXX: XXXXXXXXXXXXXX, community XXXXXXX, and XXX Puerto XXXXXX XX XXX XXXXX East Side. XXXXXXXXX Books, XXXX.
Rao, XXXXXXXXXX, Lori Qingyuan Yue, XXX Paul XXXXXX. "Activists, XXXXXXXXXX, and markets: XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXX protests XXXXXXX Walmart store XXXXXXXX in XXXXXXX." Categories in Markets: XXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXX. Emerald XXXXX Publishing Limited, 2010. XXX-253.
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