Urban Problems and Community DevelopmentRonald F. Ferguson, William T. Dickens Brookings Institution Press, 01/01/2011 - 642 من الصفحات In recent years, concerned governments, businesses, and civic groups have launched ambitious programs of community development designed to halt, and even reverse, decades of urban decline. But while massive amounts of effort and money are being dedicated to improving the inner-cities, two important questions have gone unanswered: Can community development actually help solve long-standing urban problems? And, based on social science analyses, what kinds of initiatives can make a difference? This book surveys what we currently know and what we need to know about community development's past, current, and potential contributions. The authors--economists, sociologists, political scientists, and a historian--define community development broadly to include all capacity building (including social, intellectual, physical, financial, and political assets) aimed at improving the quality of life in low- to moderate-income neighborhoods. The book addresses the history of urban development strategies, the politics of resource allocation, business and workforce development, housing, community development corporations, informal social organizations, schooling, and public security. |
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... Vidal and Bennett Harrison were advisors for both ; their contributions were valuable and appreciated . Among others who made helpful com- ments at the Brookings conference , Robert Benson , Peter Dreier , and Jo- seph McNeely deserve ...
... Vidal ( 1997 ) with the title “ Can Community Development Re - Invent Itself ? The Challenges of Strengthening Neighborhoods in the 21st Century . " Vidal makes a strong case that CDCs are an important but sometimes fragile and ...
... Vidal ( 1992 ) reported that some CDCs started as community action agencies during the 1960s War on Poverty . Also , in the data from the survey that NCCED conducted of CDCs in 1994 ( reported in NCCED , 1995 ) seven neighborhood or ...
... Vidal, Avis. 1992. Rebuilding Communities: A National Study of Urban Community Development Corporations. New York: Community Development Research Center, New School for Social Research. . 1997. "Can Community Development Re-Invent ...
... Brown, Tasha Burke, Peter Dreier, Ross Gittell, Bennett Harrison, Linda Kaboolian, Langley Keyes, Joseph McNeely, Dara Menashi, Martin Rein, Avis Vidal, and especially Bill Dickens. 33 skyscraper , hoping that if we do our part , III.
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