Exploring placemaking in Boston's low-threshold transitional housing locations
• The co-occurring housing and opioid crises require innovative solutions. • Harm reduction housing offers low-barrier care to people who use drugs. • Residents use placemaking to legitimatize rights to permanent housing.
Authors
- Traci C. Green (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9105-6904)
- Charlie Summers
- Patricia Case
- Avik Chatterjee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8437-6774)
- Joseph Silcox
- Sofia Zaragoza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6041-0966)
- Sarah Porter
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Boston Medical Center (US)
- Northeastern University (US)
- Victim Support (GB)
- Brandeis University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health & Place
- Published
- 2026-02-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2026.103634
- Primary Topic
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00