Reframing the American Dream : Tiny Housing As a Window Into Consumer Culture, Political Landscapes, and Structural Equity

Cover
Half Title
Title page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Reframing the “American Dream”
	A Smaller Dream
	Foundations and Blueprint of This Book
	Travels at Home
	Notes
	Bibliography
Chapter 1: Homemade Renegades: The Hidden History of Tiny Homes (1890–1940)
	The City of Cars: Carville-by-the-Sea (1890–1910)
	The Machine in the Countryside: Plotlanders (1910–1940)
	At Home on the Road: Trailerites (1920–1945)
	Homemade Renegades, Then and Now
	Notes
	Bibliography
Chapter 2: When Less Equals More
	Working and Living Deliberately
	Consumptive Stuff and Downsizing
	Authentic as Journey
	Shifting Paradigms
	Conclusion
	Notes
	Bibliography
Chapter 3: “We Don’t Build Houses, We Build Dreams”: Selling Tiny and Marketing a “Movement”
	From the Next “Big” Thing to Pandemic Momentum
	A Counselor, Businessman, and Professional Organizer Walk into a Tiny House
		The Tiny Whisperers
		“Selling Out” and “Putting in the Work”
	Being Industrious in a Cottage Industry
	(The) Income Generation
	Tinier than Niche Markets: Monetizing a “Movement”
	Walden 2.0?
	Notes
	Bibliography
Chapter 4: Tiny Housing—Affordable Housing?
	National Context
	Tiny Houses in Australia
	Why Do People Want to Live in Tiny Houses?
		Affordable and Secure Housing
		Environmental Sustainability and Community
		Freedom
	But Are Tiny Houses More Affordable?
	What Is the Way Forward for Tiny Houses?
	Notes
	Bibliography
Chapter 5: The Sustainable Tiny House Universe: Myth or Reality?
	Motivators for Tiny Living
	Tiny House Construction and Features
	Tiny House Movement
	Tiny House Communities
	Conclusion
		Research Implications
		Stakeholder Implications
	Acknowledgment
	Notes
	Bibliography
Chapter 6: The Environmental Impacts of Tiny Home Downsizers
	Tiny House, Tiny Footprint?
		The Global Footprint Network Ecological Footprint Calculator
	Ecological Footprint—Housing, Food, Transportation, Goods, and Services
		Housing and Participant Demographics
		Food
		Transportation
		Goods and Purchasing
		Services—Recycling and Trash
	Exploring the Ecological Footprints of Downsizers
		Are People Choosing Tiny Homes as an Ecological “Moral Imperative”?
		Tiny Homes and Big Changes
		Systemic Barriers and Policy Recommendations
	Conclusions
	Notes
	Bibliography
Chapter 7: Policy Environments for Developing Tiny Home Villages as Permanent Supportive Housing
	Identifying and Planning for Local Housing Needs
		Government-mandated Housing Plans
		Bozeman’s Worsening Housing Affordability Crisis
		Addressing Homelessness in Bozeman
		How Bozeman’s Local Housing Plan Cleared a Path for Housing First Village
	Financing Tiny Homes as Permanent Supportive Housing
		Federal Funding to Construct and Operate Permanent Supportive Housing
		Rental Assistance
		Filling Funding Gaps with State, Local, and Private Resources
		How Housing First Village Covered Its Costs
	Zoning, Land Use, and Community Opposition to Permanent Supportive Housing
		Zoning, Housing, and Homelessness
		How Montana State Laws Complicated Development of Housing First Village
		How Bozeman Changed Zoning to Support Tiny Homes as Permanent Supportive Housing
		How Community Opposition Still Influenced the Location of Housing First Village
	Cultivating Policy Environments to Promote Tiny Homes as Permanent Supportive Housing
		Advocate and Plan for Tiny Home Development as PSH
		Finance Affordable Tiny Homes as PSH
		Make Affordable Tiny Homes Easier to Build Locally
	Notes
	Bibliography
	Other Resources
Chapter 8: Tiny Homes for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness and Living with Disabilities or Trauma
	Background on Chronic Homelessness
		Characteristics of People Who Experience Chronic Homelessness
		Homelessness and Trauma
	What Do We Know about Permanent Supportive Housing?
		Evidence of Outcomes
		Making PSH Tiny
	Housing First Village, Bozeman, Montana
		Goals and Target Population
		Urban Institute Evaluation
	Designing and Constructing Tiny Homes as Permanent Supportive Housing
		Testing Tiny Home Designs
		Trauma-informed Design
			Privacy and Safety
			Aesthetics and Materials
			Independence and Dignity
		Assessment of PSH Quality Metrics for Housing Design and Construction
	Supporting Tenants with Services
		Partners
		Case Management
		Property Management
		Health Services
		Transportation
		Other Available Services
		Funding Services
		Assessment of PSH Quality Metrics for Supportive Services
	Lessons for Using Tiny Homes as Permanent Supportive Housing
		Housing Design and Site Layout
		Supporting Tenants with Services
	Conclusion
	Notes
	Bibliography
	Additional Resources
Chapter 9: Living to Work or Working to Live: How Tiny Houses Are Being Used by Women to Reimagine the Possibilities of Work
	Women Want to Build New Homes and New Worlds
	The Appetite to Build
	The Cult of Work and the Liberation of Time
	The First Planks and Nails
	Tiny House, Tiny Cost
		Gemma’s Job(s)
		Gemma’s Time
		Time Stress
		The Liberation of Time
		Skills Building and Building Skills
	Doing Nothing
	What Shall We Build Next?
	Notes
	Bibliography
Chapter 10: Gaps Between Houses, Gaps in Equity: Tiny Houses and the Housing Crisis in Black Baltimore
	Foundations: Building While Black
	Structural Racism: A Brief History of Baltimore’s Housing Communities
	Renovating Communities: How Can Tiny Homes Be Reintroduced to Benefit Black Baltimoreans?
	Alleyways and Avenues: Baltimore’s Preexisting Culture of Small Homes
	Demolition: The Denial and REIMAGINING of the American Dream for Black Americans and Its Impact on Tiny Home Attractiveness
	Constructing Long-Term Sustainability: The Importance of Access to Amenities When Planning Tiny House Communities
	Building a Foundation: Supporting Changing Family Needs
	Building Up: Opportunities, Limitations, and Conclusions
	Acknowledgments
	Notes
	Bibliography
Conclusion
	Notes
	Bibliography
Index
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