June 15, 2022
In Representation in the Housing Process: Best Practices for Racial Equity, Boston University professors Katherine Levine Einstein and Maxwell Palmer take a unique look at how Massachusetts housing policy is shaped by those with the time and access to take part - and the impact that has on bringing diverse voices to the table to address critical housing needs.
The researchers suggest the housing process as it stands reflects a system that lacks diversity and representation across multiple dimensions, including:
From there, Einstein and Palmer take a closer look at how two communities, Haverhill and Newton, considered ways to create more equitable processes - and the differences in perceptions of housing needs between the community at-large and the subset of individuals who take part in the traditional housing process.