Urban Revitalization: Policies and Programs
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Overview
This collection of case studies focuses on seven US cities and consider revitalization programmes over the past 15-20 years and analyze their successes and failures. The studies were carried out by the National Center for the Revitalization of Central Cities in 1990 under the auspices of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Center commissioned leading scholars to carry out this research and develop programmes and strategies for a national policy for revitalizing central cities.
Synopsis
This collection of case studies focuses on seven US cities and consider revitalization programmes over the past 15-20 years and analyze their successes and failures. The studies were carried out by the National Center for the Revitalization of Central Cities in 1990 under the auspices of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Center commissioned leading scholars to carry out this research and develop programmes and strategies for a national policy for revitalizing central cities.
Booknews
Summarizes the findings of a series of case studies carried out under the auspices of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development as a guide to future policy. Examines the successes and failures of efforts during the 1970s and 1980s to revitalize the central districts of Minneapolis, Baltimore, Atlanta, Portland (Oregon), New York, Fort Worth, and New Orleans. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)