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Popper, Deborah, and Frank J. ... - 3 views

Popper, Deborah, and Frank J. Popper. 2002. "Small can be Beautiful". Planning. 17 (2): 262-331.

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Metropolitan Institute

Neighborhood Revitalization and the Postindustrial City: A Multinational Perspective - 3 views

Gale, Dennis E. Neighborhood Revitalization and the Postindustrial City: A Multinational Perspective. Lexington: D.C. Heath and Company, 1984.        

neighborhood decline revitalization gentrification economics race central city case studies housing federal policy Canada Australia England Western Europe post-industrial cities displacement multinational Dennis E. Gale 1984

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Metropolitan Institute

Urban Shrinkage and City Responses: How New Bedford, Massachusetts Physically Changed F... - 3 views

Abstract: Economic decline associated with the current economic recession has hit many places hard, but few have seen a whole shift in its physical form as New Bedford. Once the whaling capital of ...

economics recession New Bedford MA case studies local government policy urban planning Justin Hollander 2011

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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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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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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

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

Public Land Banking and the Price of Land - 2 views

This article reviews the ways in which the public land banking process can affect residential land prices. Carr, Jack, and Lawrence B. Smith. "Public Land Banking and the Price of Land."

economics land banks Jack Carr Lawrence B. Smith 1975

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Metropolitan Institute

Deconstructing Flint - 2 views

The report is a summary of the "Deconstructing Flint" research project that was conducted by the author in 2006 and early 2007. It highlights Flint, Michigan in an effort to recommend methods of o...

Flint Michigan Genesee County Land Bank demolition reuse deconstruction Wes Janz 2007

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Metropolitan Institute

Small Cities in Transition: The Dynamics of Growth and Decline - 3 views

Bryce, Herrington J., ed. Small Cities in Transition: The Dynamics of Growth and Decline. Washington, D.C.: Joint Center for Political Studies, 1977.

population growth decline residential clusters suburbanization World War II federal government policy city size urban aid economy Herrington J. Bryce 1977

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natalieborecki

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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natalieborecki

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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natalieborecki

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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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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natalieborecki

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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natalieborecki

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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natalieborecki

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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natalieborecki

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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