A review of affordable housing benefits

Ontario, Canada has an extreme lack of affordable housing. This study intends to encourage holistic planning by understanding the community benefits of affordable housing projects. The goal of the project is to create an assessment framework which can be used by municipalities and housing organizations to value the benefits of affordable housing projects. These benefits are categorized as social, environmental, and economic benefits within the community. This framework is being provided to encourage practitioners to efficiently allocate project funding, understand and communicate the benefits of projects, and advocate for additional funding because of the benefits in other areas. UPRC will act as a case study to implement the framework and understand the impact the projects have in the surrounding communities.

Faculty Supervisor:

Sean Geobey

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Partner:

United Property Resource Corporation

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Social Innovation; Sustainability & the Environment; Public Service, Policy, and Governance

University:

University of Waterloo

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