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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
Vaughn, Jack H. – College and University Journal, 1971
Universities can best serve the nation by returning to its role as guardian of the values and spirit and moral energy of a people - NOT by trying to solve society's problems. (Editor)
Descriptors: Bias, Educational Responsibility, Higher Education, Poverty
Peer reviewedPaulson, Belden – Journal of Extension, 1973
Special Urban Issue. Discusses trends and factors involved in urban crises. Cites interrelationships between urban and rural areas, and urges comprehensive planning in urban projects. (DS)
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Poverty, Racial Balance, Tables (Data)
Download full textNational League of Cities, Washington, DC. Dept. of Urban Studies. – 1968
This report attempts to identify effective strategies that might be used by city and school administrators in planning, initiating, and coordinating comprehensive deprived neighborhood manpower and education programs. It is the result of a 4-day workshop of leaders in local government and school systems, held in late 1967 at the University of…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Agency Cooperation, Conference Reports, Coordination
Webb, Chris – Journal of Outdoor Education, 1982
Discusses the history of Notting Dale (an overcrowded, working class area), housing redevelopment there, facilities/program of the Notting Dale Urban Study Centre (West London), study of processes (urban planning juxtaposed with reality), people's problems in a changing urban environment, and examples of local studies leading to action on issues…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Attitudes, Community Cooperation, Disadvantaged Environment
Commission on the Year 2000, New York, NY. – 1987
This report to Mayor Edward Koch examines the problems facing New York, New York, and suggests long-range solutions. Information was gathered from experts from within and outside city government, invitational hearings, and commissioned studies in areas of special concern. The Commission found that the city's economy had recovered from the fiscal…
Descriptors: Citizenship Responsibility, City Government, Cultural Differences, Educational Improvement
Levitan, Sar A.; Miller, Elizabeth I. – 1992
In the 1980s and the early 1990s Congress failed to approve enterprise zone legislation which sought to help revitalize areas of high unemployment, poverty, and crime and low educational achievement by reducing taxes, relieving regulation, and eliminating other barriers to development. Establishment of comprehensive and sustained enterprise zone…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Environment, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, Federal Aid
