124:, an issue reported to have gradually increased since the late 1960s. Negative racial stereotypes have been used to justify these redlining practices, but in the case of Acton it is believed these policies are mainly motivated by "the indifference of average citizens" and that the drawbridge mentality is considered a rational response to maintain property value. In this perspective, it is unclear whether the drawbridge mentality was an unintended effect of maintaining property value or nature preservation, or if isolating the community from immigrants was the primary goal.
516:
459:
106:
attitude was the main reasoning for the opposition, suggesting that the shelter will increase crime rates and make neighborhoods less friendly. The development was nonetheless approved by the council and later led to an exodus of
Anaheim Hills residents. Since then, Eli Home as an organisation claims
119:
was released by the
Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development, which detailed the methods to achieve at least 10% of its housing be designated 'affordable' as according to legislation set in 2008. Boston, which Acton is a suburb of, experiences significant racial disparity due to
42:
in an established community. Drawbridge mentality can encompass denying immigration to people, businesses and also denying building developments which could facilitate immigration, such as affordable housing. The conflict of drawbridge mentality often emerges between city councils which wish to
64:
There are many different reasons for immigration, for example due to ecological collapse by droughts and famine caused by physical and climate changes, floods, cyclones, and other natural disasters. There are also other economic and political factors motivating immigration. However, drawbridge
107:
to serve over 1,000 abused children and their families annually, and also expanded services to drug rehabilitation, although the organisation had low donations in the decades since.
50:
reduce immigration by raising entry costs, but can also be argued to offset lowering property taxes. The drawbridge mentality can allow governments or communities to avoid providing
46:
It is often unclear whether the intention of certain policies is to achieve a drawbridge mentality, or if the policies have other economic or political goals. For example,
389:
500:
65:
mentality not generally concerned about the reason for immigration. Instead, the main focus is on social and economic effects of immigration like the changing
61:
attitude. The drawbridge mentality is one of many ways in which residents can respond to change, viewed as conservatively preserving the existing status quo.
557:
493:
167:
581:
591:
486:
280:
Raleigh, Clionadh, Lisa Jordan, and Idean
Salehyan. "Assessing the impact of climate change on migration and conflict."
102:, but Anaheim Hills community residents were strongly opposed to the decision, and tried to stop the development. The
586:
596:
35:
550:
282:
paper commissioned by the World Bank Group for the Social
Dimensions of Climate Change workshop, Washington, DC
576:
403:
295:
261:
320:
73:, predominant lifestyles and cultures, and whether these changes are desirable for existing residents.
116:
184:
57:
The term can imply a selfish attitude and can be taken as an insult, and it often overlaps with the
543:
154:
Hillier, Jean; McManus, P. A. (1994). "Pull up the drawbridge: fortress mentality in the suburbs".
43:
expand, and residents concerned about losing property value or other economic or political assets.
243:
383:
266:
235:
204:
163:
196:
87:
51:
133:
17:
527:
470:
466:
95:
70:
94:
in 1994. The organisation was endorsed and praised by former United States presidents
570:
91:
66:
200:
99:
31:
515:
428:
159:
39:
523:
47:
239:
208:
458:
121:
429:"The Drawbridge Mentality—Exclusion and Escapism in Acton, Massachusetts"
247:
223:
86:
Eli Home, a nonprofit organisation founded in the 1980s which maintains
185:"Development Exactions and Impact Fees: A Survey of American Practices"
365:
136:, the moral dilemma which the drawbridge mentality seeks to resolve
427:
Raman, Anjali; Cheng, Michael; Vijay, Neha; Dayal, Prisha (2020).
103:
58:
156:
Metropolis now: planning and the urban in contemporary
Australia
224:"Migration and the Environment: A Review of Recent Literature"
366:"Eli Home in Anaheim Hills could shut down without donation"
531:
474:
344:
262:"Orange County perspective: That Drawbridge Mentality"
54:to immigrants by denying responsibility entirely.
296:"Anaheim: Clinton Joins Bush in Honoring Eli Home"
404:"Chapter 40 B Housing Production Plan | Mass.gov"
345:"The Eli Home for Abused Children – Anaheim, Ca"
551:
494:
183:Bauman, Gus; Ethier, William H. (July 1987).
8:
388:: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
321:"Rod Carew Becomes Champion for the Abused"
558:
544:
501:
487:
115:In 2020, the Housing Production Plan for
90:for abused children, tried to expand to
146:
381:
82:Eli Home in Anaheim Hills, California
7:
512:
510:
455:
453:
14:
514:
457:
189:Land Use Law & Zoning Digest
201:10.1080/00947598.1987.10395091
1:
319:Miller, Martin (1994-12-12).
294:Miller, Martin (1994-04-25).
530:. You can help Knowledge by
473:. You can help Knowledge by
613:
509:
452:
15:
228:Social Science Quarterly
222:O'Lear, Shannon (1997).
16:Not to be confused with
526:-related article is a
469:-related article is a
582:Political terminology
592:Sustainability stubs
117:Acton, Massachusetts
111:Acton, Massachusetts
24:Drawbridge mentality
162:. pp. 91–101.
104:Not in My Back Yard
59:Not in My Back Yard
38:attitude of prior
28:fortress mentality
587:Cognitive inertia
539:
538:
482:
481:
325:Los Angeles Times
300:Los Angeles Times
267:Los Angeles Times
88:homeless shelters
604:
597:Psychology stubs
560:
553:
546:
518:
511:
503:
496:
489:
461:
454:
444:
443:
441:
439:
424:
418:
417:
415:
414:
400:
394:
393:
387:
379:
377:
376:
370:ABC7 Los Angeles
361:
355:
354:
352:
351:
341:
335:
334:
332:
331:
316:
310:
309:
307:
306:
291:
285:
278:
272:
271:
258:
252:
251:
219:
213:
212:
180:
174:
173:
151:
52:humanitarian aid
26:, also known as
612:
611:
607:
606:
605:
603:
602:
601:
567:
566:
565:
564:
508:
507:
450:
448:
447:
437:
435:
426:
425:
421:
412:
410:
402:
401:
397:
380:
374:
372:
363:
362:
358:
349:
347:
343:
342:
338:
329:
327:
318:
317:
313:
304:
302:
293:
292:
288:
279:
275:
270:. 16 July 1994.
260:
259:
255:
221:
220:
216:
182:
181:
177:
170:
153:
152:
148:
143:
134:Lifeboat ethics
130:
113:
84:
79:
71:property values
21:
18:Siege mentality
12:
11:
5:
610:
608:
600:
599:
594:
589:
584:
579:
577:Sustainability
569:
568:
563:
562:
555:
548:
540:
537:
536:
519:
506:
505:
498:
491:
483:
480:
479:
467:sustainability
462:
446:
445:
419:
395:
356:
336:
311:
286:
273:
253:
234:(2): 606–618.
214:
175:
168:
145:
144:
142:
139:
138:
137:
129:
126:
112:
109:
96:George W. Bush
83:
80:
78:
75:
36:anti-immigrant
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
609:
598:
595:
593:
590:
588:
585:
583:
580:
578:
575:
574:
572:
561:
556:
554:
549:
547:
542:
541:
535:
533:
529:
525:
520:
517:
513:
504:
499:
497:
492:
490:
485:
484:
478:
476:
472:
468:
463:
460:
456:
451:
434:
430:
423:
420:
409:
405:
399:
396:
391:
385:
371:
367:
360:
357:
346:
340:
337:
326:
322:
315:
312:
301:
297:
290:
287:
283:
277:
274:
269:
268:
263:
257:
254:
249:
245:
241:
237:
233:
229:
225:
218:
215:
210:
206:
202:
198:
194:
190:
186:
179:
176:
171:
169:9781864030143
165:
161:
157:
150:
147:
140:
135:
132:
131:
127:
125:
123:
118:
110:
108:
105:
101:
97:
93:
92:Anaheim Hills
89:
81:
76:
74:
72:
68:
67:urban density
62:
60:
55:
53:
49:
44:
41:
37:
33:
29:
25:
19:
532:expanding it
521:
475:expanding it
464:
449:
436:. Retrieved
433:The Spectrum
432:
422:
411:. Retrieved
408:www.mass.gov
407:
398:
373:. Retrieved
369:
359:
348:. Retrieved
339:
328:. Retrieved
324:
314:
303:. Retrieved
299:
289:
281:
276:
265:
256:
231:
227:
217:
192:
188:
178:
155:
149:
114:
100:Bill Clinton
85:
63:
56:
45:
32:conservative
27:
23:
22:
195:(7): 3–11.
160:Pluto Press
48:impact fees
571:Categories
524:psychology
413:2023-05-14
375:2023-05-14
350:2023-05-14
330:2023-05-14
305:2023-05-14
141:References
40:immigrants
240:0038-4941
209:0094-7598
122:redlining
384:cite web
248:42864357
128:See also
77:Examples
284:. 2008.
438:14 May
364:ABC7.
246:
238:
207:
166:
522:This
465:This
244:JSTOR
30:is a
528:stub
471:stub
440:2023
390:link
236:ISSN
205:ISSN
164:ISBN
98:and
34:and
197:doi
573::
431:.
406:.
386:}}
382:{{
368:.
323:.
298:.
264:.
242:.
232:78
230:.
226:.
203:.
193:39
191:.
187:.
158:.
69:,
559:e
552:t
545:v
534:.
502:e
495:t
488:v
477:.
442:.
416:.
392:)
378:.
353:.
333:.
308:.
250:.
211:.
199::
172:.
20:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.