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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. [1] XXXXXXXX, when XXXXX is a XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX boom, such XX those in XXXXX Dakota XXX XXX Francisco, XXXX workers flood in, which XXXXXX XXXX XXXXX to rise, and XXXX leads XX homelessness XXXXX migrant XXXXXXX who come in to take XXXXXXXXX XX XXX XXX opportunities XXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX. [X] XXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXX in, XXXXXX XX large quantities of XXXXXXX XXXXXXX, rent XXXXXX XXXXX in a way XXXX competes with XXXXXXXXXXX space, XXXXXXX residential XXXX XXXXXX XX rise and leading to homelessness by economic hardship. [3] Fourthly, XXXXXXXXXXX XXX corporations sometimes XXXXXXX to develop an area, with governments XXXXXXXXX corporation XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX treatments XXX strict legal enforcement in a XXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX at XXX XXXXXXX of driving XXXXXXXX residents because XX high XXXX XXXXXX. Finally, franchises such as Walmart XXXX enter communities XXXXXX land prices to rise while employing XXXX citizens in XXX XXXXXX XXXX, in a way that leaves communities XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX to homelessness XX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXX in XXXXX XX XXXXXXXXX. [X]
XXXXXXX speaking, these XXXX XXXX XXX the key ways in XXXXX homelessness XX XXXXXXXX hardship XX driven XX unsustainable XXXXXXXXX XX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXX, XXXXX five XXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX by economic hardship XXXXXX XX XXXXXXX XX land XXX XXXX prices, along XXXX XXX XXXXXXX price XX XXXXXXXX in a XXXXXXXXXXX neighborhood, thereby XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX out of their own neighborhood. The next part of XXX XXXXX will discuss how XXXXX participation XXX XXXXX as a way XX solve homelessness XX economic hardship and XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX, XX putting pressure on corporations XXX XXXXXXXXXXX XX XXX in XXX XXXXXXXXX of XXXXX residents.
It XX XXXXXXXXX XX note, XXXXXXX, XXXX homelessness is a XXXX XXXXX issue XXXXXX by a variety of factors, such as mental health, social XXXXXXXXXXXXXX, discriminatory XXXXXX and XXXXXXXX hardship. The solution XX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XX XXXX one XX many ways XX address XXX XXXXX of homelessness, and only XXXXXXX the XXXXXXXXXXX and corporations who XXXXXX unsustainable development that leads to homelessness by XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX. While effective, XXXXX participation XX XXX a XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX to the XXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXX requires other XXXXXXXXX to XXXX alongside civic participation in contributing to XXX resolution of XXX problem of homelessness.
XXX XXXXXXXX of civic XXXXXXXXXXXXX XX a way XX solve homelessness XX economic XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX
Of XXX many solutions XXXX XXXXX XX solve XXXXXXXXXXXX by XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX and unsustainable XXXXXXXXXXX, XXX XXXX effective XXXXXXXX XX that of XXXXX participation. XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX to participate XXXXXXXX in XXXXX XXXXXXXXX XX have XXXXX voice heard, XXXXXXX XXXXXXX companies and XXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXX XXXXX representatives, XXXXX XXXXX awareness XXX XXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX in XXXXXXXXX wisely XX XXX best possible way of XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX development XXXX not XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX.
Foremost, XXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX organizations and citizens XXX XXX civic XXXXXXXXXXXXX in the XXXX of XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX franchises, XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXX public-private XXXXXXXXXXXX. XXX recent defeat of the XXXXXX HQ2 in XXX York City, through XXX XXXXXXXX XX its citizens, XXXXXXXXXXX and residents, XX a clear XXXXXXX of how XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX can ensure XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXX able XX come XXXX XXXXXXXXXXX as they XXXXXX XXX XXXXXXX unsustainably XX the expense XX XXX residents’ homes. [X] Furthermore, citizen XXXXXXXX against unsustainable XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX these corporations more aware of their XXXXXX XXX XXXX conscious of limiting the XXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXX, XXX XXXX XXXXXXXX non-XXXXXXXXXXX agreements between states XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX corporations to unsustainably develop a XXXXXXXXXXXX XX the XXXXXXX of its XXXXXXX interests. XXXXXXXX XXX also a rapid XXX XXXXXXXXX XXX of XXXXXXX awareness, XXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXX at risk XX gentrification, XXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX.
Furthermore, protests can take XXX XXXX XX actions that hurt XXX bottom lines XX companies. XXXXXXXX boycotts XXXXXXX corporations such as XXXXXXX and Amazon XXXX the XXXXXX of XXXXX companies, which makes the X-XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX of XXXXX companies more likely to respond XX citizen protests XXXXXXX the homelessness caused XX their XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXX C-XXXXX executives XXXX be more likely XX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX, or XX XXX XXXX least, develop in a XXX XXXX takes XXX XXXXXXX interests of its citizens XXXX XXXXXXX. For XXXXXXX, they XXX XXXXX XX pay an XXXXXXXXXX XXX to fund XXX subsidized XXXXXX housing and relocation XX XXXXXXXX affected by its XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX, or compromise by developing in XXX-residential areas. [7]
XX XXXXXXXX, with XXXXXXXX against corporations, XXXXXXXXX may sense XXXX a target market XX consumers XX XXXXXXXX hostile XXXXXX their XXXXXXXX. As a XXXXXX, companies may cease XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX expansion into those areas, thereby preventing XXX XXXX XX unsustainable development that leads to XXXXXXXXXXXX by XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX. However, such antagonistic forms XX civic XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX work XX they apply XXXXXXXXXX pressure XX governments and XXXXXXXXXXXX.
XXXX, civic XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXX XXX form XX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX which allow XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XX be XXXXXXX. Civic XXXXXXXXXXXXX and the XXX XX organizing together XXXXXXXXX the XXXXX XX vulnerable populations at risk, XXX gives XXXX a seat at the table with the XXX decision XXXXXX in corporations XXX XXXXXXXXXXX. Furthermore, civic participation allows the parties XXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXXXX to XX a XXXXXX XXXXXX in XXXXXXXXX the conflict, and XXXXXXX corporations XX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX to the issue XX homelessness XX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX their unsustainable development has resulted in. [X] XXX example, XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXX for subsidies for their relocation, or skills XXXXXXXX XXX them XX XXXX up XXXXXX paying XXXX and continue XXXXXX in the XXXX neighborhood.
Civic participation also XXXXXXXX XXXXXX to have a say in which XXXXXXXXXXX corporate XXXXXXX are XXXXXXX in their neighborhoods. XXX XXXXXXX XX XXXX XXX XX XXXXX in XXX XXXX of XXX redevelopment of the High XXXX, XXXXX XXX non-XXXXXX group XXXXXXX of XXX High XXXX helped XX save a vital piece of New XXXX heritage and redevelop it in a way that took XXX XXXXXXXXX XX XXX overall neighborhood into XXXXXXX. [9] The people of XXX XXXX Chelsea community XXXX able to engage the XXXXXXXXX’s XXXXXX, enthusiasm XXX resources XX make sure XXXX the XXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX listened to XXXX in XXXXXXXX out XXXXX XXXXX. [10] Similar strategies of collaborative XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX could XX used to XXXXXX that XXXXXXXXXXXX XX XXX unsustainably XXXXXXX in a XXX XXXX makes XXXX residents homeless. They XXX also distinct XXXX more XXXXXXXXXXXXX antagonistic approaches XX XXXXX participation, such XX XXXXXXXX XXX boycotts, because XXXX XXXXXX in win-XXX outcomes XXX all XXXXX stakeholders. XXX XXXX reason, XXXX are XXXX more likely XX XXXXXXX, XX XXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX a positive XXXXXXXX XX serve the needs of XXXXX XXXXX housing XXXXXXXX is XXXXXXXXXX by unsustainable development.
XX is XXXX important to note XXXX homeless people XXX XXXXX XXX ones XXX XXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXX it XX therefore XXXXXXXXX XX get both XXXXXX XXX are XX XXXXXXXX risk XX XXXXXXXXXXXX and XXX are already XXXXXXXX involved in resisting XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX by corporations. XXXXXXXX people are XXXXX XXXXXXXXX and stigmatized in XXX media and XX politicians as XXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXX helping, XXX XXX homeless XX XXXXX own fault, XXXX XXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX systemic XXXXXX (XXXX as XXXXXXXXXXXXX development XXX public-private XXXXXXXXXXXX) which lead to XXXXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX. By XXXXXXX homeless people XXXXXXXX in the political XXXXXXX, XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXX a right to XXXXXX XXXXX own future, XXX a XXX to avoid the XXXXXX of XXXXXXXXXXXX.
XXXXXXXXXXX, civic participation XX resist homelessness XXXXXX by XXXXXXXX hardship could XXXX XXX form XX electoral turnout and the selection of representatives. XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX and grassroots XXXXXXXXXXX could lobby their representatives XXX rent XXXXXXX and development-XXXXXXXXXXX XXXX, XXX latter of which would XXXXXXX low-value or pollutive XXXXXXXXXX from XXXXXX in to XXXXXX the XXXX uninhabitable. XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX in XXX XXXX of citizens’ XXXXXX committees XXXXX also make sure that the XXXXXXXX population, or populations at XXXX of XXXXXXXXXXXX, XXX registered and able XX make XXXXX XXXXX heard at XXXXXX, XXXXX XXX XXXXXXX elections. This XXXXX facilitate the appointment XX representatives XXX XXX committed to tackling XXX issue of homelessness by economic hardship, XXX XXX would XX able to XXX their XXXXXXXXX on XXXXXXXXXX XXX taxation XX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX to XX XXXX conscious of XXXXX XXXXXX XX residential communities.
One prime example XX XXXX is in XXX Heygate Estate in XXXXXX. XX the case XX the Heygate Estate, the authors XX a XXXXX noted how local civil XXXXXXX networks led self-organized activities to XXXX XXX estate accessible XX its displaced XXXXXXXXX, XXX XXXX civic participation XX XXXXX a XXXXX challenge to the Compulsory XXXXXXXX Order launched by XXX XXXXXXXXXX XXX XX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX that exposed XXX XXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXXX of the XXXXXXXXXX’s policies. [11] XXXX civic participation eventually led to XXX XXXXXXXXX XX XXXX responsible XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX took the XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX of local residents XXXX XXXXXXX.
Finally, communities could use XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX to combat XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX by XXXXXXX media awareness. For XXXXXXX, XXX residents of XXX Heygate XXXXXX in London XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXX XX reject the local government’s XXXXX XX ‘XXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXX people’, XXX XX XXXXXX XXXXX plan as XXX XXXXX in XXX public XXXXXXXX. Likewise, in a study XX XXX XXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXX of XXX XXXXX East XXXX, Miranda J. Martinez showed how the Puerto Ricans used their XXXXXX Rites XX XXXXXX festival XX create a XXXXXXXX show of civic XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX unsustainable XXXXXXXXXXX. [XX] The XXXXXXXXXX featured XXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXX XXXXX’s anti-garden policies, and spiritual XXXXXXXXXXXX mixed with political themes. [XX]
XX doing so, XXX XXXXXX Ricans XXXX able to allegorically XXXXXXXXX the Rites of Spring’s struggle XXXXXXX XXXX XXX evil as XXXXXXXXXX of XXXXX XXXXX fight XXXXXXX gentrification, XXX their resistance XX a XXXXXXXXX ‘in XXXXXXXX XXXX XXX XXXXXX of XXXXXX’ XXXXXXX the evil XXXX XXXXXX developers XXX XXXX destroying XXXXX XXXXXXXXX. [14] For XXXXXXX, XXX procession featured the XXXXXXX Gaia XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX in nature, only to XX XXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX by black-XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX flanked by ‘XXXX, vulture like XXXXXXX’, with XXXXXXXX adorned in XXXXXXXX winged costumes eventually succeeding in freeing XXXX. [XX] XXX spectacle, while XXXXXXXXX XXX theatrical, caught the attention of local XXXXX and XXXXXX the XXXXXXX of the local XXXXXXXXX’s attempts to show the XXXXX of their community XXX the XXXXXXXXXX XX their resistance XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX, unsustainable XXXXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXXXX. Through their XXXXXXX, the Puerto XXXXXX of XXX Lower XXXX XXXX XXXX able to rally allies XX their XXXXX and show New XXXXXXX that their community XXX housing XXXXXX were XXXXX fighting XXX. XXXX is a clear XXXX of civic XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX used as an XXXXXXXXX solution to fight homelessness and unsustainable development, XXX XXXX XXX greater XXXXXXX XXXXXX.
Conclusion
XXXXXXXXXXXX caused XX XXXXXXXX hardship and unsustainable development XX a serious issue, XXX XXX XXXX XXXXXX effective XXXXXXXXX. XXXX XXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXX the XXXXXXXXXX XX civic participation XX a way of XXXXXXXXX homelessness XX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX, through the XXX XX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX, protests XXXXXXX companies XXX XXXXXXXXXXX, media awareness XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX selection. It XX clear that XXXXX participation XXXXXXXX the XXXXXX most affected by unsustainable XXXXXXXXXXX to XXXX a right XX decide XXX future XX their XXXXXXX XXXXXX. XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX and civic rights XXXXXX should XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXX role they XXXX to play in XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXX actively as citizens XX solve the XXXXXXX XX homelessness by economic XXXXXXXX.
Endnotes
[X] XXXX, XXXXX K., XXXXXXXX XXXXX, XXX Sandra Padilla. "In the face XX gentrification: Case studies XX XXXXX XXXXXXX XX mitigate XXXXXXXXXXXX." X. XXXXXXXXXX Hous. & Cmty. XXX. X. 16 (XXXX): XXX.
[X] XXXX.
[X] XXXX.
[4] Angotti, XXX, XXX Sarit XXXXXXX. "Walmart and XXXXXXX XXXXXXX II: X Predator XX Poised to XXXXXXX XXXX in XXXX XXX York."Center XXX Community XXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXX XXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXX XX August16 (XXXX): XXXX.
[X] Gale XXXXXXX, "L.A.'s homelessness surged 75% in XXX years. Here's why the crisis XXX been XXXXXXX in XXX XXXXXX." XXXXXXX.XXX, Los Angeles Times, 1 February XXXX. XXXXX://XXX.latimes.com/local/XXXXX/la-me-XXXXXXXX-how-XX-got-here-20180201-XXXXX.html
[6] Marcuse, Peter. "XXXXXXXXXXXXXX, homelessness, and the work XXXXXXX: Housing markets and labour XXXXXXX in XXX XXXXXXXXX city." XXXXXXX XXXXXXX 4.X (XXXX): 214.
[7] Ibid.
[X] XXXX.
[X] XXXXXXX, Ariel B., McNair XXXXXXX, XXX XXXXXXX W. Wright. "New XXXX XXXX’s High Line: Participatory Planning or Gentrification?."The XXXX XXXXX McNair Journal19 (2012): X-XX.
[XX] XXXX.
[XX] XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX J. Power XX XXX XXXXX: Gentrification, community gardens, and XXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XX XXX XXXXX XXXX XXXX. XXXXXXXXX XXXXX, 2010.
[12] XXXX.
[XX] XXXX.
[14] Ibid.
[15] XXXX.
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