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Author Sousa, Jorge, author.

Title Building a co-operative community in public housing : the case of the Atkinson Housing Co-operative / Jorge Sousa.

Publication Info. Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2013]
©2013

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 256 pages) : illustrations, 1 map, 1 portrait
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Canadian public housing policy and programs -- Constructing a theoretical lens to understand the conversion experiment -- Exploring the circumstances that led to the conversion process -- Formalizing the conversion process -- Theoretical analysis of the Alexandra Park conversion process -- Extending the conversion experiment -- Afterword : pursuing the co-operative dream.
Summary "Public housing projects were the original form of government supported housing for low-income residents. Over the last fifty years many projects have struggled with high crime rates and numerous social problems. One solution proposed to address these ongoing issues is granting residents decision-making power within their community by converting into a co-operative. Building a Co-operative Community in Public Housing follows the journey of a Toronto public housing complex as it was converted into a resident-operated co-operative, a first in Canada. Jorge Sousa traces the story of Alexandra Park, which became the Atkinson Housing Co-operative in 2003 after a ten-year conversion process. Sousa, who himself was raised in the community, provides an empirical account of the contributing factors that influenced its decision to pursue community-based control, as well as the experiences of both residents and government officials engaged in this process. Finally, Building a Co-operative Community in Public Housing offers a framework for other communities facing similar circumstances who want to learn how to go about undertaking this process."--Page [i].
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Subject Atkinson Housing Co-operative (Toronto, Ont.) -- Case studies.
Atkinson Housing Co-operative (Toronto, Ont.)
Atkinson Housing Co-operative (Toronto, Ont.) -- Études de cas.
Public housing -- Ontario -- Toronto -- Case studies.
Public housing.
Ontario -- Toronto.
Genre/Form Case studies.
Subject Housing, Cooperative -- Ontario -- Toronto -- Case studies.
Housing, Cooperative.
Alexandra Park (Toronto, Ont.) -- Social conditions -- Case studies.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Case studies.
Other Form: Print version: Sousa, Jorge, author. Building a co-operative community in public housing 9780802038623 (OCoLC)836189435
ISBN 9781442666375 (electronic book)
1442666374 (electronic book)
9780802038623
080203862X
9780802038036
0802038034