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Title: The Nature and Extent of Self-Help Housing in Texas From Colonias to Model Subdivisions

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Publication Year: 2016

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Abstract: Despite regulatory efforts in Texas aimed at preventing the spread of coloniasself-help settlements with inadequate water and wastewater infrastructuresince the early 1990s hundreds of new self-help model subdivisions have formed throughout the state. Using aerial photography and parcel-level property records, I provide the first systematic analysis of these subdivisions. Their proliferation poses considerable challenges for local planners, and although most model subdivisions appear to have basic infrastructure, housing conditions are exceedingly poor because of the protracted nature of the self-help process. The study highlights the need for renewed attention by scholars, policymakers, and planners toward self-help settlements in Texas.

Url: http://jpe.sagepub.com/content/early/2015/10/26/0739456X15612199.full#ref-list-1

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Authors: Durst, Noah J

Periodical (Full): Journal of Planning Education and Research

Issue: 2

Volume: 36

Pages: 145–157

Data Collections: IPUMS NHGIS

Topics: Housing and Segregation, Land Use/Urban Organization, Natural Resource Management, Poverty and Welfare

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