Melanie MacDonald
Biographic Data
| ID | 5245309 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melanie MacDonald |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melanie |
| FAMILY NAME | MacDonald |
| SIGNATURE | MACDONALD M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Cape Breton University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Public housing, market rentals, and neighbourhood characteristics
Market‐based rentals are increasingly prioritized as the tenure type through which to provide housing assistance to low‐income households: it is argued that public housing places tenants in neighbourhoods with concentrated poverty, while the private sector is purported to offer households the opportunity to live in locations with less disadvantage. We test this assumption through a case study of a Nova Scotian municipality. Using chi‐square tests…
Community-supported slum-upgrading
Community-supported slum-upgrading
Public housing, market rentals, and neighbourhood characteristics
Market‐based rentals are increasingly prioritized as the tenure type through which to provide housing assistance to low‐income households: it is argued that public housing places tenants in neighbourhoods with concentrated poverty, while the private sector is purported to offer households the opportunity to live in locations with less disadvantage. We test this assumption through a case study of a Nova Scotian municipality. Using chi‐square tests…
Business (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Urban and Rural Development Challenges (2 works) · Affordable housing (1 works) · Community development (1 works) · Community engagement (1 works) · Community organization (1 works) · Demographic economics (1 works)