| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 306 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
OUP E-Books
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| Contents |
The quest to save the inner city : a historical perspective -- Miracle on 174th Street -- Boston and the power of collaboration -- In the rust belt : can the ghetto be rebuilt? -- Olympic efforts in boomtown -- New immigrants transform the old city |
| Summary |
Not long ago, neighborhoods such as the South Bronx, South Central Los Angeles, and Boston's Roxbury were crime-ridden wastelands of vacant lots and burned-out buildings, notorious symbols of urban decay. In House by House, Block by Block, Alexander von Hoffman tells the remarkable stories of how local activists and community groups helped turn these areas around |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Urban renewal -- United States
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Community development, Urban -- United States -- Case studies
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Inner cities -- United States
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Urban policy -- United States
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
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Community development, Urban
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Inner cities
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Urban policy
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Urban renewal
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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Case studies.
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Études de cas.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780198032984 |
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0198032986 |
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9780195144376 |
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0195144376 |
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1280531592 |
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9781280531590 |
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0195184793 |
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9780195184792 |
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9786610531592 |
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6610531595 |
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