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36 Stetson L. Rev. [i] (2006-2007)

handle is hein.journals/stet36 and id is 1 raw text is: STETSON LAW REVIEW VOLUME 36 FALL 2006 NUMBER 1 HOUSING, PERSONHOOD, AND DIGNITY INTRODUCTION Kristen David Adams 1 BOOK EXCERPT Some Costs of Homelessness Sam Davis 35 In this chapter excerpt from his book Designing for the Homeless: Architecture That Works, architect Sam Davis begins by examining some of the economic and noneconomic costs of homelessness in America's cities. The Author notes that the largest share of economic costs are borne by local governments, and these costs include both direct expenditures for housing, social services, and public works, and the indirect loss of funds due to declining tourism and sales at downtown businesses. Noneconomic costs of homelessness, which affect both the community and the homeless individual, may be social or personal in nature. Mr. Davis then turns to a critical analysis of various strategies that have been used to reduce construction costs in public housing, such as the use of manufactured housing, prefabricated or lower-quality components, repetitive design of housing units, and small versus large units and buildings. Finally, the Author asserts that in actuality there is no such thing as affordable housing, and he then focuses on ways to build subsidized housing as efficiently as possible. The theme throughout the chapter is that thoughtful architecture is a necessary component of housing the homeless: if the facilities are not designed to meet the needs of the residents, or are so aesthetically displeasing that they will be rejected by the community, the funds will have been wasted. ARTICLES Urban Planning and the American Family James A. Kushner 67 This Article, building on the Author's live symposium speech, addresses the need for a new approach to zoning and other housing policies in America. The Author argues that current policies are poorly designed to foster community and provide stability for families. After discussing such problems as inadequate public transportation, traffic congestion, suburban sprawl, the increasing plight of the homeless, and the unavailability of truly affordable housing, the Author argues that these problems are compounded by federal and state tax laws as well as government policies denying needed capital to inner cities and America's poor. The Author advocates a radical rethinking of community design, a new approach which would focus on the development of higher-density neighborhoods supported by an expanded public transportation system, as well as infrastructure investment and planning to encourage walking and public transport.

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