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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... borhood revival or decline are powerful but not immutable . To these au- thors it is not surprising that strategic actions to foster community vitality have for many years been making positive differences in low- to moder- ate - income ...
... borhood - based organizations that offer services outside their home communities and there- fore often claim a citywide service area . 16. Table 1-1 shows that CDCs in this sample are involved in an average 6.35 activities of the 20 ...
... borhood and to employ and em- power residents High Neighborhood clubs organized for recreation Homeowners ' associations Resident driven High Low Organizations with facilities in the neighboorhood but not involved with any efforts to ...
... borhood residents , community - based organizations , police officers , cen- tral office administrators , elected officials , and even national organiza- tions that spread ideas about community policing . He argues 22 / Ronald F ...
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