SUNY series in Urban Public Policy – serie
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42 produkter
City Choices
Education and Housing
Häftad, 1990
463 kr
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City Choices argues that both economic concerns and political factors can be synthesized in a new framework in city policymaking. This synthesis is based on a systematic empirical study of policymaking in two large cities. Using numerous governmental documents and conducting extensive interviews …
Housing and Community Development in New York City
Facing the Future
Häftad, 1999
463 kr
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Provides a comprehensive, up-to-date description and analysis of the housing and neighborhood problems facing residents of the nation's largest city, and the policies that have been developed to solve these problems.Leading housing scholars and practitioners provide a comprehensive, up-to-date …
Urban Growth Machine
Critical Perspectives, Two Decades Later
Av Andrew E. G. Jonas, David Wilson
Häftad, 1999
487 kr
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Two decades after Harvey Molotch's "city as a growth machine," this book offers a unique, critical assessment of his thesis.Harvey Molotch's "city as a growth machine" thesis is one of the most influential approaches to the analysis of urban politics and local economic development in the United …
On Narrow Ground
Urban Policy and Ethnic Conflict in Jerusalem and Belfast
Häftad, 2000
504 kr
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Uses case studies of Jerusalem and Belfast to explore how cities function in the midst of nationalistic conflict.Examining how nationalistic ethnic conflict penetrates the building of cities, this book explores whether urban policymaking may independently influence the shape and magnitude of that …
Renewing Hope within Neighborhoods of Despair
The Community-Based Development Model
Häftad, 2000
487 kr
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Builds upon the narratives of community development activists to describe how they bring about affordable, quality housing, commercial opportunities and empowerment within poor areas.Honorable Mention, 2003 Paul Davidoff Award presented by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Renewing …
Electoral Politics Is Not Enough
Racial and Ethnic Minorities and Urban Politics
Häftad, 2006
543 kr
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Examines how and why government leaders understand and respond to African Americans and Latinos in northeastern cities with strong political traditions.Focusing on four medium-sized northeastern cities with strong political traditions, Electoral Politics Is Not Enough analyzes conditions under …
Business Improvement Districts and the Shape of American Cities
Inbunden, 2008
1458 kr
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Examines the impact of business improvement districts on the quality of contemporary civic life.Jerry Mitchell provides a comprehensive analysis of business improvement districts (BIDs)-public-private partnerships that shape city places into enticing destinations for people to work, live, and have …
Sprawl and Politics
The Inside Story of Smart Growth in Maryland
Häftad, 2009
477 kr
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An account of the origin, enactment, and implementation of Maryland's Smart Growth land use program begun in 1966.Sprawl and Politics is a political history of the origin, enactment, and implementation of Maryland's well-known Smart Growth and Neighborhood Conservation initiative. It is an …
Gentrification, Displacement, and Neighborhood Revitalization
Av J. John Palen, Bruce London
Häftad, 1985
463 kr
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Bringing an empirical, objective approach to a topic that has often been the source of emotional and uninformed controversy, Gentrification, Displacement and Neighborhood Revitalization provides an introduction to major issues in urban revitalization, new research findings, and a discussion of …
Contracting Out for Human Services
Economic, Political, and Organizational Perspectives
Häftad, 1985
455 kr
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Contracting out for services has become a popular technique in government's perennial quest to cut spending. Yet seldom has the practice been examined from any but the public choice approach. This book explores contracting out in the important area of human services, covering the critical …
Creation of a Federal Partnership
The Role of the States in Affordable Housing
Häftad, 2011
463 kr
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New perspective on state-level housing policy, how its role has grown in relation to the federal role.With the ongoing recession and housing crisis, it has never been more important to understand the federal and state governments' roles in affordable housing. The Creation of a Federal Partnership …
Gangs
The Origins and Impact of Contemporary Youth Gangs in the United States
Av Scott Cummings, Daniel J. Monti
Häftad, 1993
414 kr
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This book is an examination of contemporary gangs in American cities. Gangs have proliferated over the past ten years and pose a new set of challenges to public officials, law enforcement agencies, and urban educators. Most major cities are now confronted with serious problems derived from gang …
Selling Cities
Attracting Homebuyers Through Schools and Housing Programs
Av David P. Varady, Jeffrey A. Raffel
Inbunden, 1995
1087 kr
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Shows that cities can be revitalized by attracting and retaining the middle class through schools and housing programs.Selling Cities takes the optimistic position that cities can be revitalized by attracting and retaining the middle class. The authors, experienced policymakers as well as …
Selling Cities
Attracting Homebuyers Through Schools and Housing Programs
Av David P. Varady, Jeffrey A. Raffel
Häftad, 1995
422 kr
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Shows that cities can be revitalized by attracting and retaining the middle class through schools and housing programs.Selling Cities takes the optimistic position that cities can be revitalized by attracting and retaining the middle class. The authors, experienced policymakers as well as …
Under One Roof
Issues and Innovations in Shared Housing
Av George C. Hemmens, Charles J. Hoch m. fl.
Häftad, 1996
394 kr
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Americans with changing lifestyles, nontraditional households, and special needs and interests are increasingly looking for alternatives to the single-family house, and especially for the opportunity to share housing with others for economic, social, and personal reasons. This book reviews the …
Organization of Hope
Communities Planning Themselves
Häftad, 1997
422 kr
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Analyzes the future of urban communities and presents models for community planning, taking into account different classes, ethnicities, and cultures.The Organization of Hope tells the stories of a Jewish community and a white ethnic community as they plan for their futures. Though they differ in …
Shelter and Society
Theory, Research, and Policy for Nonprofit Housing
Häftad, 1998
401 kr
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An in-depth examination of the non-profit housing sector that covers theory, research, and policy.Dissatisfied with the performance of government and the for-profit sector in the provision of low-income housing, housing policymakers have increasingly turned to the nonprofit sector. The nonprofit …
Urban Growth Machine
Critical Perspectives, Two Decades Later
Av Andrew E. G. Jonas, David Wilson
Inbunden, 1999
1111 kr
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Two decades after Harvey Molotch's "city as a growth machine," this book offers a unique, critical assessment of his thesis.Harvey Molotch's "city as a growth machine" thesis is one of the most influential approaches to the analysis of urban politics and local economic development in the United …
Sometime Connection
Public Opinion and Social Policy
Inbunden, 1999
1111 kr
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Explores the role that public opinion plays in the development of social policy in the United States.CHOICE 2000 Outstanding Academic TitleThe Sometime Connection introduces a variety of theoretical perspectives on the connection between public opinion and policy and applies them to six social …
Sometime Connection
Public Opinion and Social Policy
Häftad, 1999
401 kr
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Explores the role that public opinion plays in the development of social policy in the United States.CHOICE 2000 Outstanding Academic TitleThe Sometime Connection introduces a variety of theoretical perspectives on the connection between public opinion and policy and applies them to six social …
On Narrow Ground
Urban Policy and Ethnic Conflict in Jerusalem and Belfast
Inbunden, 2000
1111 kr
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Uses case studies of Jerusalem and Belfast to explore how cities function in the midst of nationalistic conflict.Examining how nationalistic ethnic conflict penetrates the building of cities, this book explores whether urban policymaking may independently influence the shape and magnitude of that …
Renewing Hope within Neighborhoods of Despair
The Community-Based Development Model
Inbunden, 2000
1087 kr
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Builds upon the narratives of community development activists to describe how they bring about affordable, quality housing, commercial opportunities and empowerment within poor areas.Honorable Mention, 2003 Paul Davidoff Award presented by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Renewing …
Kitchen Capitalism
Microenterprise in Low-Income Households
Av Margaret Sherrard Sherraden, Cynthia K. Sanders m. fl.
Inbunden, 2004
1120 kr
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The first in-depth examination of self-employment from the perspectives of low-income entrepreneurs.Businesses come to life as owners are allowed to speak in their own words in this first in-depth examination of self-employment told from the perspectives of low-income microentrepreneurs. The book …
Kitchen Capitalism
Microenterprise in Low-Income Households
Av Margaret Sherrard Sherraden, Cynthia K. Sanders m. fl.
Häftad, 2008
401 kr
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The first in-depth examination of self-employment from the perspectives of low-income entrepreneurs.Businesses come to life as owners are allowed to speak in their own words in this first in-depth examination of self-employment told from the perspectives of low-income microentrepreneurs. The book …
Electoral Politics Is Not Enough
Racial and Ethnic Minorities and Urban Politics
Inbunden, 2006
1111 kr
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Examines how and why government leaders understand and respond to African Americans and Latinos in northeastern cities with strong political traditions.Focusing on four medium-sized northeastern cities with strong political traditions, Electoral Politics Is Not Enough analyzes conditions under …
Economic Development in American Cities
The Pursuit of an Equity Agenda
Av Michael I. J. Bennett, Robert P. Giloth
Inbunden, 2007
1144 kr
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Evaluates the impact of equity investments in five cities during the 1990s.Economic Development in American Cities addresses the roles of municipal leaders and civic partners in promoting social equity by examining the experiences of five American cities in the 1990s-Austin, Cleveland, Rochester, …
Economic Development in American Cities
The Pursuit of an Equity Agenda
Av Michael I. J. Bennett, Robert P. Giloth
Häftad, 2008
401 kr
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Evaluates the impact of equity investments in five cities during the 1990s.Economic Development in American Cities addresses the roles of municipal leaders and civic partners in promoting social equity by examining the experiences of five American cities in the 1990s-Austin, Cleveland, Rochester, …
Business Improvement Districts and the Shape of American Cities
Häftad, 2009
394 kr
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Examines the impact of business improvement districts on the quality of contemporary civic life.Jerry Mitchell provides a comprehensive analysis of business improvement districts (BIDs)-public-private partnerships that shape city places into enticing destinations for people to work, live, and have …
Sprawl and Politics
The Inside Story of Smart Growth in Maryland
Inbunden, 2008
1076 kr
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An account of the origin, enactment, and implementation of Maryland's Smart Growth land use program begun in 1966.Sprawl and Politics is a political history of the origin, enactment, and implementation of Maryland's well-known Smart Growth and Neighborhood Conservation initiative. It is an …
Shutdown at Youngstown
Public Policy for Mass Unemployment
Av Terry F. Buss, F. Stevens Redburn
Inbunden, 1983
1144 kr
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In spite of the gravity of the problem of mass unemployment and its periodic recurrence in industrial societies, few scientific studies have been undertaken which serve to define the impact of plant closings on workers, families, and the community; to evaluate individual group, or community …
