Land use and Housing Policies to Reduce Concentrated Poverty and Racial Segregation

Authors

Myron Orfield, University of MinnesotaFollow

Keywords

race, racial, segregation, poverty, housing policy, land use, property, urban, poverty, isolation, ghetto

Abstract

This Article recommends that land use and housing policies be marshaled to reduce residential racial segregation and concentrated poverty. It argues secondly, that state legislatures must adopt a coordinated policy approach. This Article uses Oregon's comprehensive land use legislation as a paradigmatic example of policies that effectively promote affordable housing and decrease urban sprawl. Finally, the article discusses nine policies that the author believes are necessary to promote stable metropolitan living patterns.

Recommended Citation

Myron Orfield, Land use and Housing Policies to Reduce Concentrated Poverty and Racial Segregation, 33 Fordham Urb. L.J. 877 (2006).
Available at: https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/ulj/vol33/iss3/5