Casey Dawkins
Biographic Data
| ID | 6010050 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Casey Dawkins |
| GIVEN NAMES | Casey |
| FAMILY NAME | Dawkins |
| SIGNATURE | DAWKINS C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Maryland |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Transit-induced gentrification in the pre-operative period
Preservation Through Tenant Rights in Washington, DC
As the demand for walkable neighborhoods accessible to amenities has increased for higher-income households, affordable housing—both subsidized and unsubsidized—has been lost from the affordable stock. Previously, while housing and neighborhood conditions varied, the availability of affordable housing in cities was thought to be secure. In other words, losing affordable housing from the stock in cities was not a great concern, both because vacanc…
Placing U.S. Federal Housing Policy on a Secure Foundation
Problem, research strategy, and findings U.S. housing advocates have called for a fundamental rethinking of the nation’s federal housing policies. In this study, I examined the geographic and household-level consequences of a plan that redistributes federal income tax expenditures from homeowners to very-low-income households. I propose, defend, and illustrate the effects of the SHELTER plan, a redistributive policy that a) is revenue neutral, b)…
In Memoriam
Robert (Rob) Lang passed away on June 21 of this year. Rob’s contributions to Housing Policy Debate (HPD) and the larger housing and urban policy debate are innumerable. Rob became Managing Editor
Aging, Property Taxes, and Housing Adjustments
The U.S. housing market is being reshaped by the housing decisions of seniors aged 65 and older. This study examines the reasons why senior homeowners choose to move, downsize, and transition out of homeownership, placing particular emphasis on the role of property taxes and property tax abatement programs. Our findings suggest that although rising property taxes increase the probability that senior homeowners will become renters or downsize, pro…
The right to housing in an ownership society
The last decade has seen the rise of a new alliance among U.S. housing advocates, human rights advocates, and right to the city advocates that stands unified in opposition to rising rents, gentrification, evictions, and the criminalization of homelessness. In contrast to earlier housing movements that often diverged over the question of means, this new “housing justice” alliance has the potential to unify housing advocates under the big tent of a…
Equity, Opportunity, Community Engagement, and the Regional Planning Process
Government agencies and nonprofit organizations have increasingly used spatial data to create equity and opportunity atlases or maps. This paper investigates how such maps have been integrated into planning processes, and if they have been useful in catalyzing engagement on equity issues. We employ a multiple case study approach to assess efforts in five U.S. regions: Atlanta, Denver, Minneapolis–St. Paul, Portland, and Seattle. Our findings show…
Metropolitan planning in a vacuum
The main policy initiative of the Obama administration’s first-term urban policy agenda was the Partnership for Sustainable Communities, which issued Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grants (SCRPGs) to regions across the country. As participant activist scholars in the SCRPG planning process in Baltimore, Maryland, we present our analysis of 4 aspects of regional equity planning: community engagement, regional collaboration, regional hou…
Toward common ground in the U.S. fair housing debate
Recent actions by the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development have reinvigorated the debate between place-based community development advocates and pro-integration fair housing advocates. This article examines the philosophical underpinnings of each side of this debate. I argue that different positions in the debate reflect different conceptions of the social meaning of housing, and these differences give rise …
Transit-Induced Gentrification
Transit-oriented development (TOD) has been promoted by planners and policy advocates as a solution to a variety of urban problems, including automobile traffic congestion, air pollution, and urban poverty. Since the enhanced accessibility offered by transit proximity is often capitalized into land and housing prices, many express concern that new transit investments will result in the displacement of the low-income populations likely to benefit …
Creating and Preserving Affordable Homeownership Opportunities
This paper draws on data from the Montgomery County, Maryland, Moderately Priced Dwelling Unit (MPDU) program to analyze the effectiveness of inclusionary zoning as an affordable homeownership strategy. We find that the MPDU program has successfully produced a large number of affordable homeownership units since the program’s inception, particularly condominium and townhome units located in areas where new residential construction has occurred. W…
The Spatial Pattern of Black-White Segregation in US Metropolitan Areas
This paper extends the discussion of the spatial Gini index proposed by Dawkins. Two spatial Gini indices, a nearest neighbour index and a monocentric index, are calculated for a sample of 237 US metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs). For this sample of MSAs, an exploratory analysis is conducted to determine the relationship between the two spatial Gini indices and other traditional measures of residential segregation. Spatial segregation pattern…
Metropolitan planning in a vacuum
The main policy initiative of the Obama administration’s first-term urban policy agenda was the Partnership for Sustainable Communities, which issued Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grants (SCRPGs) to regions across the country. As participant activist scholars in the SCRPG planning process in Baltimore, Maryland, we present our analysis of 4 aspects of regional equity planning: community engagement, regional collaboration, regional hou…
Creating and Preserving Affordable Homeownership Opportunities
This paper draws on data from the Montgomery County, Maryland, Moderately Priced Dwelling Unit (MPDU) program to analyze the effectiveness of inclusionary zoning as an affordable homeownership strategy. We find that the MPDU program has successfully produced a large number of affordable homeownership units since the program’s inception, particularly condominium and townhome units located in areas where new residential construction has occurred. W…
Toward common ground in the U.S. fair housing debate
Recent actions by the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development have reinvigorated the debate between place-based community development advocates and pro-integration fair housing advocates. This article examines the philosophical underpinnings of each side of this debate. I argue that different positions in the debate reflect different conceptions of the social meaning of housing, and these differences give rise …
The Spatial Pattern of Black-White Segregation in US Metropolitan Areas
This paper extends the discussion of the spatial Gini index proposed by Dawkins. Two spatial Gini indices, a nearest neighbour index and a monocentric index, are calculated for a sample of 237 US metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs). For this sample of MSAs, an exploratory analysis is conducted to determine the relationship between the two spatial Gini indices and other traditional measures of residential segregation. Spatial segregation pattern…
Equity, Opportunity, Community Engagement, and the Regional Planning Process
Government agencies and nonprofit organizations have increasingly used spatial data to create equity and opportunity atlases or maps. This paper investigates how such maps have been integrated into planning processes, and if they have been useful in catalyzing engagement on equity issues. We employ a multiple case study approach to assess efforts in five U.S. regions: Atlanta, Denver, Minneapolis–St. Paul, Portland, and Seattle. Our findings show…
The right to housing in an ownership society
The last decade has seen the rise of a new alliance among U.S. housing advocates, human rights advocates, and right to the city advocates that stands unified in opposition to rising rents, gentrification, evictions, and the criminalization of homelessness. In contrast to earlier housing movements that often diverged over the question of means, this new “housing justice” alliance has the potential to unify housing advocates under the big tent of a…
The Spatial Pattern of Black-White Segregation in US Metropolitan Areas
This paper extends the discussion of the spatial Gini index proposed by Dawkins. Two spatial Gini indices, a nearest neighbour index and a monocentric index, are calculated for a sample of 237 US metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs). For this sample of MSAs, an exploratory analysis is conducted to determine the relationship between the two spatial Gini indices and other traditional measures of residential segregation. Spatial segregation pattern…
Transit-Induced Gentrification
Transit-oriented development (TOD) has been promoted by planners and policy advocates as a solution to a variety of urban problems, including automobile traffic congestion, air pollution, and urban poverty. Since the enhanced accessibility offered by transit proximity is often capitalized into land and housing prices, many express concern that new transit investments will result in the displacement of the low-income populations likely to benefit …
Creating and Preserving Affordable Homeownership Opportunities
This paper draws on data from the Montgomery County, Maryland, Moderately Priced Dwelling Unit (MPDU) program to analyze the effectiveness of inclusionary zoning as an affordable homeownership strategy. We find that the MPDU program has successfully produced a large number of affordable homeownership units since the program’s inception, particularly condominium and townhome units located in areas where new residential construction has occurred. W…
Toward common ground in the U.S. fair housing debate
Recent actions by the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development have reinvigorated the debate between place-based community development advocates and pro-integration fair housing advocates. This article examines the philosophical underpinnings of each side of this debate. I argue that different positions in the debate reflect different conceptions of the social meaning of housing, and these differences give rise …
Metropolitan planning in a vacuum
The main policy initiative of the Obama administration’s first-term urban policy agenda was the Partnership for Sustainable Communities, which issued Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grants (SCRPGs) to regions across the country. As participant activist scholars in the SCRPG planning process in Baltimore, Maryland, we present our analysis of 4 aspects of regional equity planning: community engagement, regional collaboration, regional hou…
The right to housing in an ownership society
The last decade has seen the rise of a new alliance among U.S. housing advocates, human rights advocates, and right to the city advocates that stands unified in opposition to rising rents, gentrification, evictions, and the criminalization of homelessness. In contrast to earlier housing movements that often diverged over the question of means, this new “housing justice” alliance has the potential to unify housing advocates under the big tent of a…
Equity, Opportunity, Community Engagement, and the Regional Planning Process
Government agencies and nonprofit organizations have increasingly used spatial data to create equity and opportunity atlases or maps. This paper investigates how such maps have been integrated into planning processes, and if they have been useful in catalyzing engagement on equity issues. We employ a multiple case study approach to assess efforts in five U.S. regions: Atlanta, Denver, Minneapolis–St. Paul, Portland, and Seattle. Our findings show…
In Memoriam
Robert (Rob) Lang passed away on June 21 of this year. Rob’s contributions to Housing Policy Debate (HPD) and the larger housing and urban policy debate are innumerable. Rob became Managing Editor
Aging, Property Taxes, and Housing Adjustments
The U.S. housing market is being reshaped by the housing decisions of seniors aged 65 and older. This study examines the reasons why senior homeowners choose to move, downsize, and transition out of homeownership, placing particular emphasis on the role of property taxes and property tax abatement programs. Our findings suggest that although rising property taxes increase the probability that senior homeowners will become renters or downsize, pro…
Placing U.S. Federal Housing Policy on a Secure Foundation
Problem, research strategy, and findings U.S. housing advocates have called for a fundamental rethinking of the nation’s federal housing policies. In this study, I examined the geographic and household-level consequences of a plan that redistributes federal income tax expenditures from homeowners to very-low-income households. I propose, defend, and illustrate the effects of the SHELTER plan, a redistributive policy that a) is revenue neutral, b)…
Transit-induced gentrification in the pre-operative period
Preservation Through Tenant Rights in Washington, DC
As the demand for walkable neighborhoods accessible to amenities has increased for higher-income households, affordable housing—both subsidized and unsubsidized—has been lost from the affordable stock. Previously, while housing and neighborhood conditions varied, the availability of affordable housing in cities was thought to be secure. In other words, losing affordable housing from the stock in cities was not a great concern, both because vacanc…
Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (8 works) · Business (7 works) · Economics (6 works) · Housing Market and Economics (6 works) · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Affordable housing (4 works) · Finance (4 works) · Sociology (4 works)