Rebuilding Urban Neighborhoods presents a timely look at some of the most troubled neighborhoods in eight American cities: Atlanta, Camden, Chicago, Cleveland, East Saint Louis, Los Angeles, Miami, and New York City. The authors, W. Dennis Keating and Norman Krumholz, review past federal policies and early assessments of the latest federal initiative, the Empowerment Zone. They find some signs of revival even in the most distressed urban neighborhoods, but often as an overlay to persistent poverty and social problems. The case studies emphasize the important roles played by Community Development Corporations, and the book concludes with an analysis of the future prospects for distressed urban neighborhoods.
Tabella dei contenuti
Introduction – W Dennis Keating
Federal Policy and Poor Urban Neighborhoods – W Dennis Keating
Atlanta – Larry Keating
Peoplestown – Resilience and Tenacity versus Institutional Hostility
Camden, New Jersey – Robert A Catlin
Urban Decay and the Absence of Public-Private Partnerships
Chicago – Robert Giloth
Community Building on Chicago′s West Side – North Lawndale 1960-1997
Cleveland – Norman Krumholz
The Hough and Central Neighborhoods – Empowerment Zones and Other Urban Policies
Detroit – Mittie O Chandler
Staying the Course – Detroit′s Struggle to Revitalize the Inner City
East St Louis, Illinois – Kenneth Reardon
Promoting Community Development through Empowerment Planning
Los Angeles – Ali Modarres
Borders to Poverty – Empowerment Zones and Spatial Politics of Development
Miami – Dennis E Gale
The Overtown Neighborhood – A Generation of Revitalization Strategies Gone Awry
New York – Tom Angotti
Challenges Facing Neighborhoods in Distress
Future Prospects for Distressed Urban Neighborhoods – W Dennis Keating and Norman Krumholz