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Flexible Zoning: How it Works - 2 views

This report by the Urban Land Institute focuses on the potential uses and advantages of flexible zoning over traditional zoning techniques.  The research in the publication focuses on the succ...

flexible zoning case studies performance provisions systems conservation development Douglas R. Porter Patrick L. Phillips Terry J. Lassar 1988

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Metropolitan Institute

Neighborhood Recovery: Investment Policy for the New Hometown - 2 views

Book presents a policy approach that cities can use to improve the physical condition of their neighborhoods and help urban residents compete for good jobs in the metropolitan economy.  Kromer...

urban renewal policy community development neighborhoods economics Philadelphia John Kromer 2000

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Metropolitan Institute

Revitalizing the City: Strategies to Contain Sprawl and Revive the Core - 2 views

Revitalizing the City: Strategies to Contain Sprawl and Revive the Core examines attempts at controlling urban growth and reviving central city economies- treated as not mutually exclusive endeavor...

Canada United States inner cities urban renewal suburban expansion metropolitan development Vancouver San Diego code enforcement housing brownfield redevelopment cybercities Fritz E. Wagner Timothy E. Joder Anthony J. Mumphrey 2005

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The Impact of Residential Mortgage Foreclosure on Neighborhood Change and Succession - 5 views

Abstract: Many factors contribute to neighborhood change and succession, one being residential mortgage foreclosures. Limited attention has been paid to how residential mortgage foreclosures in a...

foreclosure neighborhood change housing policy seemingly unrelated regression (SUR) neighborhood stabilization Yanmei Li Hazel Morrow-Jones 2010

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Metropolitan Institute

House by House, Block by Block: The Rebirth of America's Urban Neighborhoods - 2 views

The book describes the history and role of local community organizations in revitalizing distressed neighborhoods in major cities around the United States. Hoffman, Alexander von. House by House, ...

collaboration Boston MA New York California Chicago IL Los Angeles community development corporations local activism Atlanta GA Alexander von Hoffmann 2003

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Distressed and Dumped: Market Dynamics of Low-Value, Foreclosured Properties during the... - 2 views

Abstract: The foreclosure crisis resulted in the accumulation of lender-owned homes in many neighborhoods. But little is known about these homes after they enter lender ownership. This article exam...

vacant properties foreclosures neighborhood stabilization mortgages Dan Immergluck 2012

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Distressed Cities - 1 views

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    Sponsored by the Ridenour Faculty Fellowship Fund, Virginia Tech's School of Public and International Affairs will be hosting a two day conference on Distressed Cities, on April 12-13, 2012, in Blacksburg, VA. The conference will foster a broad, interdisciplinary exploration of the concept of distressed cities and the implications for policy and practice. School faculty, invited guest speakers and master class presentations of selected graduate students will be participating in the round table discussions. The conference is free and open to the public, although RVSP's are being accepted to accommodate lunch. For further information, please refer the flyer or visit the conference blog.
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Modeling Housing Appreciation - Dynamics in Disadvantaged Neighborhoods - 2 views

Abstract: There is long-standing interest in predicting if and when less advantaged urban neighborhoods will experience upsurges in their housing prices, yet little research has investigated year-t...

declining neighborhoods housing prices appreciation hazard models George Galster Peter Tatian 2009

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Intra-metropolitan Spatial Differentiation and Decline of Inner-Ring Suburbs - 2 views

Abstract: This article examines the impact of metropolitan growth patterns on intrametropolitan spatial differentiation and inner-ring suburban decline in the four metropolitan areas of Atlanta, Cl...

inner-ring suburbs suburban decline spatial differentiation Sugie Lee Nancey Green Leigh 2007

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The Relationship between Residential Foreclosures, Race, Ethnicity, and Nativity Status - 2 views

Abstract: Existing research indicates that minority homeowners are more likely to experience a foreclosure than a white borrower, but despite the importance of immigrants to the owner-occupied hous...

foreclosures immigrant mortgage lending race subprime lending Ryan Allen 2011

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Dawn of the Dead City: An Exploratory Analysis of Vacant Addresses in Buffalo, NY 2008-... - 2 views

Abstract: This article examines residential vacancy patterns in Buffalo, NY, using data from a unique data set. It includes variables from HUD Aggregate USPS Administrative Data on Address Vacancie...

vacant properties Buffalo HUD abandoned properties Robert Silverman Lin Yin Kelly Patterson 2012

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Surviving the Era of Deindustrialization: The New Economic Geography of the Urban Rustbelt - 3 views

Abstract: This article details the transformation of the urban rust belt over the course of economic restructuring. It begins by building typologies of cities at the starting point of restructuring...

deindustrialization rust belt typologies of cities economic decline George Hobor 2012

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Pushing the Urban Frontier: Temporary Uses of Space, City Marketing, and the Creative C... - 2 views

Abstract: In spite of the amount of urban development that followed the Fall of the Wall, Berlin's urban landscape has remained filled with a large amount of "voids" and disused sites, which have g...

temporary uses interim uses creative city Berlin vacant properties Claire Colomb 2012

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Urban Shrinkage in Germany and the USA: A Comparison of Transformation Patterns and Loc... - 2 views

Abstract: Many American and European cities have to deal with demographic and economic trajectories leading to urban shrinkage. According to official data, 13% of urban regions in the US and 54% o...

shrinking cities economic decline demographic changes planning paradigms Germany Thorsten Wiechmann Karina Pallagst 2012

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Declining Suburbs in Europe and Latin America - 2 views

Abstract: Suburban shrinkage, understood as a degenerative urban process stemming from the demise of the Fordist mode of urbanism, is generally manifested in a decline in population, industry and e...

industrial suburbs shrinking cities Europe Latin Amercia urban decline Fordist and post-Fordist urbanism Ivonne Audirac Emmanuele Cunningham-Sabot Sylvie Fol Sergio Moraes 2012

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Shrinking Cities: Urban Challenges and Globalization - 2 views

Abstract: Urban shrinkage is not a new phenomenon. It has been documented in a large literature analyzing the social and economic issues that have led to population flight, resulting, in the wor...

globalization urban decline symposium Shrinking Cities International Research Network Cristina Martinez-Fernandez Ivonne Audirac Sylvie Fol Emmanuele Cunningham-Sabot 2012

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Metropolitan Institute

Investing in Healthy, Sustainable Places through Urban Agriculture - 1 views

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    Funders play an essential role in repurposing vacant properties for productive reuse. The Funders' Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities recently released a report that provides a comprehensive definition of urban agriculture and outlines several ways in which funders can support this innovative reuse strategy.
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