Understanding Latinx Perceptions of and Responses to Neighborhood Change

Michelle E. Zuñiga

Housing Policy Debate, 2025, vol. 35, issue 4, 619-639

Abstract: Using a place attachment lens, this article evaluates Latinx perceptions of and responses to neighborhood change. Research questions guiding this study include: (a) How do perceptions of place and neighborhood change vary among Latinx communities? (b) How do Latinx community members frame neighborhood change (as beneficial or disruptive)? And (c) How do these perceptions and assessments of neighborhood change shape the protective actions that are taken? This case study, based in Santa Ana, California, includes participant observations (nearly 180 hours) and semistructured interviews (28) with Latinx residents embedded in neighborhood associations and community-based organizations, selected because of their work against or for urban development. Results indicate that perspectives and responses varied by homeownership, age, immigration generation, and organizational affiliation, demonstrating differences among Latinxs in Santa Ana. Shaping their various perspectives are lived experiences (including racial discrimination and anti-immigrant sentiment) and both past and present perceptions of place.

Date: 2025
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/10511482.2023.2251947 (text/html)
Access to full text is restricted to subscribers.

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:taf:houspd:v:35:y:2025:i:4:p:619-639

Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from
http://www.tandfonline.com/pricing/journal/RHPD20

DOI: 10.1080/10511482.2023.2251947

Access Statistics for this article

Housing Policy Debate is currently edited by Tom Sanchez, Susanne Viscarra and Derek Hyra

More articles in Housing Policy Debate from Taylor & Francis Journals
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Chris Longhurst ().