Inclusionary Housing and Urban Inequality in London and New York City

Yuca Meubrink currently works as academic coordinator of the interdisciplinary research group “Sustainable construction – for saving resources and climate protection” of Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. She previously worked as a research and teaching assistant in the study program Metropolitan Culture at the HafenCity University Hamburg, Germany from where she also received her Ph.D. She has been a visiting scholar at City University of New York and at Birkbeck, University of London. She is also a member of the editorial collective, sub/urban. zeitschrift für kritische stadtforschung – a peer-reviewed, open access journal. Yuca Meubrink studied North American Studies, Cultural and Social Anthropology and Journalism in Berlin, Germany.

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Acknowledgements

Acronyms

Introduction

Rethinking Inclusionary Housing in an Age of Austerity

A Tale of Two Doors: The “Poor Door” Phenomenon

Benevolent Planning Policy or“Recipe” for Gentrification?: Recent Approaches to Inclusionary Housing in London and New York City

Researching Inclusionary Housing: Literature Review and Conceptual Framework

Approaching Inclusionary Housing: Methods and National and Local Context

Summary of the Chapters

Chapter 1

Building the Way Out of the Crisis?
The Evolution of Inclusionary Housing Policies in London and New York City under Conditions of Austerity

First Phases of Inclusionary Housing

Second Phase of Inclusionary Housing

Third Phase of Inclusionary Housing

Continuity Despite Change

Chapter 2

Creating Value for Profit Rather Than “Affordable Housing”: Neighborhood Regeneration Under the Pretext of Inclusionary Housing

Urban Regeneration in the Context of Urban Entrepreneurialism and Financialization of Housing in London and New York City

Creating Value Out of Thin Air?

The State as Developer: The Redevelopment of Central Hill Estate in London

The State as Enabler: Rezoning Inwood in New York City

Comparing New York City and London

Chapter 3

Reclaiming What, Where and for Whom?
How the Provision of a “Public Good” Contributes to New-Build Gentrification

The Role of Local Governments in the Uneven Spatial Distribution of Inclusionary Housing Developments

Cases Studied in Each City

Negotiating Inclusionary Housing in Affluent Neighborhoods

Negotiating Inclusionary Housing in Low-Income Neighborhoods

Neighborhood Inequalities Reinforced

Chapter 4
Vertical Segregation by Design:
How Inclusionary Housing Developments Contribute to a Vertical Gentrification Movement

Theoretical Considerations of Vertical Segregation by Design

Vertical Segregation by Design in London and New York City

Vertical Gentrification of Mixed-Income Housing

Interview

Chapter 5

Limited Accessibility to and Affordability of “Affordable Housing” as a Form of Gentrification

Accessible for Whom?

Affordable for Whom?

Gentrification of “Affordable Housing”

Interviews

Conclusion
Inclusionary Housing as Part of the Problem, Not the Solution to the Housing Affordability Crises

AfterwordThe COVID-19 Pandemic as a Transformative Moment of Inclusionary Housing?

The End of Section 106 in England: A New Fast-Track Route for Developers or a New Way to Deliver Affordable Housing?

A Glimpse of Hope in New York City?

Concluding Remarks

Index