Reviving America's Forgotten Neighborhoods
Subtitle: An Investigation of Inner City Revitalization Efforts (Garland Reference Library of Social Science)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Routledge
Published: December 28, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 203
ISBN-13: 9780815332770
Subjects: Poverty; Urban communities; Sociology - Urban; Politics / Current Events; Political Science; Politics/International Relations; USA; United States; Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare; Political Science / History & Theory; History & Theory - General; Case studies; Urban policy; Urban renewal
First sentence: The effort to answer the question posed in the Preface-What can be done to improve America's poorest urban neighborhoods?-could follow at least two logical research paths.
Description: "What can be done to improve America's poorest urban neighborhoods? Elise M. Bright focuses on this question in this groundbreaking study on urban renewal. Offering case studies of cities such as Boston, Seattle and Pittsburgh, Bright successfully shows how factors such as communication among residents, proper shelter, and a feeling of safety can help to save even the most devastated of urban neighborhoods. Timely and important, drawing on field research and interviews conducted in thirteen cities, Elise M. Bright identifies the factors necessary for the successful redevelopment of the inner city. Reviving America's Forgotten Neighborhoods presents invaluable lessons for the future of America's cities."--Jacket.