Perspectives on utilising Community Land Trusts as a vehicle for affordable housing provision

Paterson, Elaine and Dunn, Michael (2009) Perspectives on utilising Community Land Trusts as a vehicle for affordable housing provision. Local Environment: The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability, 14 (8). pp. 749-764. ISSN 1354-9839

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Abstract

With lack of affordable housing being clearly identified as a social and economic exclusion issue for most communities, innovative ways of addressing this deficiency should be considered. Increasingly local communities are engaging with the possibility of direct provision themselves and discussion around this notion has profound implications for community cohesion. One community-based solution gaining popular support within communities, and with government ministers, is the Community Land Trust mechanism. This involves control and ownership of land to help ensure affordable housing is built and remains affordable in perpetuity for the community. The language and difficulties with definition of terms, together with the complexity of engaging relevant stakeholders in a changing policy and legislative framework can be problematic. This may lead to apparent lack of consensus within communities on the way forward. Perceptions of local housing issues and ways to address them are sometimes vague, sometimes diverse but rarely apathetic. This paper includes data from two case studies in North East England, which are examined using interviews with key players, as a means of seeking some practical solutions.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	rural, sustainability, governance, environment, community development
Subjects:	K400 Planning (Urban, Rural and Regional)
Department:	Faculties > Engineering and Environment > Architecture and Built Environment
Depositing User:	Elaine Paterson
Date Deposited:	26 Mar 2012 15:55
Last Modified:	13 Oct 2019 00:30
URI:	http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/5872

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