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作者

Eric Joseph van Holm;Jake Monaghan

来源

来源 HOUSING POLICY DEBATE,Vol.31,Issue.2

语言

英文

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作者单位

a Department of Political Science, Urban Entrepreneurship and Policy Institute University of New Orleans, USA;b Department of Philosophy, Urban Entrepreneurship and Policy Institute University of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

摘要

Research has documented the negative impacts of eviction on individuals, particularly the resulting financial insecurity, health challenges, and increased likelihood of homelessness. In this article we study a potential unintended impact on the neighborhoods that experience evictions: a decrease in community engagement with neighborhood problems. Using data from the Eviction Lab and calls to 311 collected from seven cities’ online depositories, we study the level of participation in neighborhoods, as well as how changes in eviction impact changes in public engagement. We find evidence that eviction is a predictor of the number of service calls within a census block group and a clearer indication that increases in eviction reduce calls to 311. These results demonstrate that the costs of eviction may extend beyond the individuals who are forced from their residences and can be reflected throughout a neighborhood.