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...
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...
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...
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...
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, ...
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...
Distressed Cities - 1 views
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natalieborecki on 15 Mar 12Sponsored 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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Numbers show Philadelphia to be a city in transition - Philly.com - 0 views
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.
Re-Imagining Cleveland: Ideas to Action Resource Book - 4 views
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