Community Building in Social-mix Public Housing: Participatory Planning of Ankang Redevelopment Plan

The AnKang Affordable Housing is the biggest low-income community in Taipei. The city government is promoting the new public rental housing policies to renew the community. The social mix strategy is adopted to expect a more healthy and cohesive community. By means of participatory research, this paper suggests that the different income-mixed community have to plan various social programs and spaces for empowering low-income households. Then, the shaping of positive social interaction among diverse groups of residents needs to be fully integrated into the future housing management system.