Jane Jacob's book is an essential and phenomenal read for anyone who feels unease with how cities have not provided us with more inviting living spaces --due to many reasons, politics, economics, architects, residents, etc.
Sometimes I would like to see a comparison between Council Estates in the UK and Section 8 housing in the US. as well we the estates in Eastern Europe to see if the experiences are similar or, if there are differences, why/
I feel like since people in UK pride themselves on living in a house and not an apartment building, you end up with a similar segregation like in US along social strata.
I grew up in a concrete panel building in then Czechoslovakia and since the population was mixed, it was all fine. These days, some of these buildings have turned into ghettos due to failed/racist social policies[1].
Thanks, that's quite interesting. I think Brazil tried 'singaporising' some flavelas (move people into Singapore style high rises) but many of the people who moved in did not take well to the new environment --it was too removed from what they were used to.
Also failed housing projects in the outer sections of Paris (outer arrondissements). They also developed into segregated ghettoes.
But it's interesting to see that if everyone is in the same boat --i.e. that's the only kind of housing stock there is, then people can make it work, even if it kind of looks drab and unimaginative from the outside.
Sometimes I would like to see a comparison between Council Estates in the UK and Section 8 housing in the US. as well we the estates in Eastern Europe to see if the experiences are similar or, if there are differences, why/