and 2013, the number of PSH units nationwide grew by about 50 percent,” coinciding with a decrease in chronic homelessness by about 25 percent during the same time period (p.236). Generally speaking, the general assumption associated with homelessness is coupled with crimes such as larceny, vandalism, mugging, and breaking and entering. PSH reflects a philosophy that understands these actions are driven by larger concerns for need, one of which is the need for shelter. The implementation of PSH alleviates this need, which has been recognized by the UN as a basic human right under Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Flowers, n.d.). As this assertion is becoming more accepted throughout the United States, PSH addresses shelter as a Maslow-esque need and has begun to prove the benefits of its alleviation. The incorporation of the homeless community into Hanger Hill, at first glance, is not the most attractive proposal, but it does create multiple benefits and potential. A reduction in the cost associated with emergency services and incarceration, long-term provision to a severely disenfranchised population, and the security of gentrification abatement are very strong arguments for the inclusion of the homeless into Hanger Hill. The city of Little Rock would potentially benefit from the lack of use of emergency funds. The homeless population would feel recognized and potentially compelled to offer reciprocation through community and public service. The current residential population of Hanger Hill, although potentially not excited about prospect of an influx of homeless people, would help create a new, altruistic identity for Hanger Hill that would potentially ward off the establishment of Little Rock’s wealthiest and gentrification. A second suggestion for the potential abatement of the gentrification of Hanger Hill would be the creation of an urban state park. Los Angeles, Detroit, and New York City all house urban state parks that have been quite beneficial to their home cities, just to name a few. New
and 2013, the number of PSH units nationwide grew by about 50 percent,” coinciding with a decrease in chronic homelessness by about 25 percent during the same time period (p.236). Generally speaking, the general assumption associated with homelessness is coupled with crimes such as larceny, vandalism, mugging, and breaking and entering. PSH reflects a philosophy that understands these actions are driven by larger concerns for need, one of which is the need for shelter. The implementation of PSH alleviates this need, which has been recognized by the UN as a basic human right under Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Flowers, n.d.). As this assertion is becoming more accepted throughout the United States, PSH addresses shelter as a Maslow-esque need and has begun to prove the benefits of its alleviation. The incorporation of the homeless community into Hanger Hill, at first glance, is not the most attractive proposal, but it does create multiple benefits and potential. A reduction in the cost associated with emergency services and incarceration, long-term provision to a severely disenfranchised population, and the security of gentrification abatement are very strong arguments for the inclusion of the homeless into Hanger Hill. The city of Little Rock would potentially benefit from the lack of use of emergency funds. The homeless population would feel recognized and potentially compelled to offer reciprocation through community and public service. The current residential population of Hanger Hill, although potentially not excited about prospect of an influx of homeless people, would help create a new, altruistic identity for Hanger Hill that would potentially ward off the establishment of Little Rock’s wealthiest and gentrification. A second suggestion for the potential abatement of the gentrification of Hanger Hill would be the creation of an urban state park. Los Angeles, Detroit, and New York City all house urban state parks that have been quite beneficial to their home cities, just to name a few. New
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