| dc.contributor.author | Boateng, Linda | |
| dc.description.abstract | In a lot of cities, there seems to be districts that appeared
to be struggling financially and there is a stigma
around those areas that no one would want to live
there. The housing usually looks subpar and does not
fit in with the other “higher up” neighborhoods. These
districts are usually located in what we call Red Line
Districts and not many people know exactly what this
is and how it started. Red lining is from back in the
1950s and is a major contributor to the reason why
nonwhites (mainly African Americans) struggle to
obtain permanent housing that increases their wealth.
There is a dramatic divide shown between the wealth
of whites and nonwhites and this stems back to the
was (what is this?) of housing in American cities.
With such a big divide and negligence of higher
up interference, I question how can the lives of the
people in districts like these move up in America?
My thesis will educate readers on the housing crisis
in the U.S. in efforts to open the eyes of everyone on
the silent killer of a primary demographic. A solution
will be provided that creates affordable housing that is
seamlessly integrated within more developed districts
by focusing on sustainable resources for the houses to
use.
The idea behind Red Lining will be reconstructed for
not only 20 years down the line but in the immediate
future proving that neighborhoods can be lifted from
the downward spiral they were put in by the government
all too many years ago. | en_US |
| dc.publisher | North Dakota State University | en_US |
| dc.rights | NDSU policy 190.6.2 | en_US |
| dc.title | Cutting the Red Tape | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-10-28T16:16:13Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-10-28T16:16:13Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10365/32884 | |
| dc.rights.uri | https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf | en_US |
| ndsu.degree | Master of Architecture (MArch) | en_US |
| ndsu.college | Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences | en_US |
| ndsu.department | Architecture | en_US |
| ndsu.program | Architecture | en_US |
| ndsu.advisor | Aly Ahmed, Bakr | en_US |
