Author: Boston Redevelopment AuthorityPublisher:
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Category : Housing
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
Housing Policy Considerations for a Central City in a Metropolitan Context
Author: Boston Redevelopment AuthorityPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Housing
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
The Geography of Opportunity
Author: Xavier de Souza BriggsPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0815797788
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
A popular version of history trumpets the United States as a diverse "nation of immigrants," welcome to all. The truth, however, is that local communities have a long history of ambivalence toward new arrivals and minorities. Persistent patterns of segregation by race and income still exist in housing and schools, along with a growing emphasis on rapid metropolitan development (sprawl) that encourages upwardly mobile families to abandon older communities and their problems. This dual pattern is becoming increasingly important as America grows more diverse than ever and economic inequality increases. Two recent trends compel new attention to these issues. First, the geography of race and class represents a crucial litmus test for the new "regionalism"—the political movement to address the linked fortunes of cities and suburbs. Second, housing has all but disappeared as a major social policy issue over the past two decades. This timely book shows how unequal housing choices and sprawling development create an unequal geography of opportunity. It emerges from a project sponsored by the Civil Rights Project at Harvard University in collaboration with the Joint Center for Housing Studies and the Brookings Institution. The contributors—policy analysts, political observers, social scientists, and urban planners—document key patterns, their consequences, and how we can respond, taking a hard look at both successes and failures of the past. Place still matters, perhaps more than ever. High levels of segregation shape education and job opportunity, crime and insecurity, and long-term economic prospects. These problems cannot be addressed effectively if society assumes that segregation will take care of itself. Contributors include William Apgar (Harvard University), Judith Bell (PolicyLink), Angela Glover Blackwell (PolicyLink), Allegra Calder (Harvard), Karen Chapple (Cal-Berkeley), Camille Charles (Penn), Mary Cunningham (Urban Institute), Casey Dawkins (Virginia
Selling Cities
Author: David P. VaradyPublisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791425589
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Shows that cities can be revitalized by attracting and retaining the middle class through schools and housing programs.
Final Report: Proceedings of Public Forum 2
Author: Neighborhood Conservation and Property Rehabilitation
Author: United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Library DivisionPublisher:
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Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Proceedings of Public Forum 2
Author: The Revitalization of Inner City Neighborhoods
Author: Bruce LondonPublisher:
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Category : Administrative agencies
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Final Report, July 1978
Author: Urban and Regional Policies for Metropolitan Livability
Author: David K. HamiltonPublisher: M.E. Sharpe
ISBN: 0765631881
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
In today's public policy arena the regional level is gaining increased attention as problems in policy and service delivery continue to spill over traditional urban government boundaries. This authoritative work focuses on the growing role of regions in addressing and resolving local governance problems. Urban and Regional Policies for Metropolitan Livability provides a concise, up-to-date, and systematic treatment of the problems and issues involved in urban and regional policy concerns. Each policy chapter is written by a respected expert in the area, and the book covers all the key policy issues that confront contemporary metropolitan areas, including transportation, the environment, affordable housing, crime, employment, poverty, education, and regional governance. Each chapter outlines an issue, which is followed by current thinking on problem diagnosis and problem solving, as well as the prognosis for future policy success.
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