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Malone, Niamh; O'Sullivan, Carmel – Research in Drama Education, 2011
Located two miles from Dublin Airport, Ballymun was built (1966-9) to accommodate people displaced from the inner-city slums dramatised in Sean O'Casey's Dublin Trilogy. "The Stage and the City" draws on the author's research project at Trinity College Dublin, on Theatre and Urban Regeneration. Specifically, it situates Dermot Bolger's…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Foreign Countries, Community Development, Urban Education
Marland, S. P., Jr. – 1972
City schools must infuse strength into the young which is equal to the malignant forces which threaten their young lives and future happiness. Effective comprehensive planning must begin with an honest estimate of the desired output. Title I and Model Cities are two parallel programs sponsored by the Federal Government which seek to give help to…
Descriptors: Community Change, Disadvantaged, Dropout Programs, Dropout Rate
Cliff, Ursula – Design and Environment, 1975
This article traces the history and development of the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation. This foundation has been notably successful in preserving neighborhoods for their original inhabitants and now has the first urban renewal program to be based on historic preservation for poor people. (BT)
Descriptors: Community Change, Development, Ghettos, Neighborhood Improvement
Burns, Jim – Design and Environment, 1976
The report, Connections, details case studies of how ten American cities could be revitalized through re-use. Excerpts from that report, focusing on Atlantic City, New Jersey and Memphis, Tennessee, are detailed. (BT)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Change, Development, Municipalities
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Von Eckard, Wolf – Society, 1979
The influx of middle class individuals and families from the suburbs to the cities is reversing the trend of decay in American cities. Rehabilitation and revitalization are underway in many downtown areas. (RLV)
Descriptors: Community Change, Essays, Neighborhood Improvement, Urban Areas
Bolger, Rory – 1979
This paper examines the attempts to rebuild downtown Detroit. Two models for redevelopment are examined: (1) the use of private sector investment as exemplified by the Renaissance Center Complex; and (2) the "solidary neighborhood" model, which involves the use of community labor and participation. The "Renaissance model" of…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Change, Community Role, Community Support
Bishop, John E.; And Others – 1975
Two elementary-grade activities on geography are combined. The first activity employs a group discussion approach to investigate neighborhoods and residences. Given data about a neighborhood area in Houston, students make predictions and express feelings about future developments in the area. The second activity investigates urban planning in…
Descriptors: Community Change, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Education, Futures (of Society)