Gentrification in JP/Rox : seeking a collaborative local process for a regional problem
Thesis: M.C.P., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, 2017.
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| author | Monson, William Benjamin |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1114222019-04-12T17:07:39Z Gentrification in JP/Rox : seeking a collaborative local process for a regional problem Seeking a collaborative local process for a regional problem Monson, William Benjamin Ingrid Gould Ellen. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Urban Studies and Planning. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Urban Studies and Planning. Urban Studies and Planning. Thesis: M.C.P., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, 2017. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 80-83). This thesis takes a case study approach to explore gentrification in Boston, the policies designed to mitigate it, and the public participation process by which these policies are crafted and implemented. It focuses on the JP/Rox planning process in the Jamaica Plain and Roxbury neighborhoods of the city through interviews with neighborhood residents, non-profits, and city policymakers who were involved in the process. In particular, the thesis explores the inherent tension between urban planning's contemporary commitment to local decision-making power and a regional problem such as the housing market. In order to obviate the collective action problem of diffused benefits and concentrated costs created by this local/regional dichotomy while maintaining a commitment to local input and knowledge, interviews with stakeholders suggest a more collaborative approach to local planning may be necessary. In particular, such an approach would entail a focus on convening appropriate stakeholder groups, engaging in joint fact finding, generating creative trades among parties, implementing agreed-upon goals, and jointly monitoring outcome metrics. This restructured process of public participation would require a more active governmental role in organizing the public and require trust from city policymakers and neighborhood residents alike, but could achieve greater buy-in for larger regional action at the local level. by William Benjamin Monson. M.C.P. 2017-09-15T15:33:29Z 2017-09-15T15:33:29Z 2017 2017 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/111422 1003292261 eng MIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 88 pages application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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| title | Gentrification in JP/Rox : seeking a collaborative local process for a regional problem |
| title_full | Gentrification in JP/Rox : seeking a collaborative local process for a regional problem |
| title_fullStr | Gentrification in JP/Rox : seeking a collaborative local process for a regional problem |
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| title_short | Gentrification in JP/Rox : seeking a collaborative local process for a regional problem |
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| topic | Urban Studies and Planning. |
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