Mandating Affordable Housing in Exclusionary Areas in Light of Climate Change

05/04/21

“Why should we mandate affordable housing in exclusionary areas in light of climate change?”

Many lower-income people are going to be displaced by the effects of climate change, whether it be through extreme wildfires or sea-level rise. This is going to force more people to be displaced. Since many areas in safer zones had been exclusionary in the past, it would only be logical to force them to build affordable housing to accommodate these internally-displaced people. This is why Mandating Affordable Housing in Exclusionary Areas in Light of Climate Change is logical.