Pushing Back on Displacement: Community-Based Redevelopment through Historically Black Churches

Societies

Olivia Baker¹  Dylan Marcus¹  Branden Born¹  Donald King¹  Rachel Berney¹  MarkR. Jones² 

[1] Department of Urban Design and Planning, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA;Sunyata Agency, Inc., Maple Valley, WA 98038, USA;

关键词: black churches;    community based;    displacement;    equitable development;    faith based;    gentrification;   

DOI  :  10.3390/soc11010010

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Gentrification and subsequent displacement are common problems in cities, and result in the removal of poor communities and communities of color from urban areas as they move to cheaper locations in the metropolitan region. Here we describe a community-based approach to redevelopment by historic Black churches that seeks to counter such displacement and cultural removal. We explain the history of a historically Black neighborhood in Seattle and the founding and rationale for a church-led project called the Nehemiah Initiative. Our perspective is that of participants in the work of the Nehemiah Initiative and as faculty and students from a local university partner supporting it. We conclude with policy strategies that can be used to support such redevelopment in Seattle, with understanding that some may be broadly applicable to other cities.

【 授权许可】

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