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Eviction and the Dissolution of Neighborhoods

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  • Eric Joseph van Holm
  • Jake Monaghan

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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.

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  • Eric Joseph van Holm & Jake Monaghan, 2021. "Eviction and the Dissolution of Neighborhoods," Housing Policy Debate, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 31(2), pages 197-213, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:houspd:v:31:y:2021:i:2:p:197-213
    DOI: 10.1080/10511482.2020.1800780
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