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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Community Revitalization"”.
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Community capacity building : a role for neighbourhood houses in community revitalization
… period of rapid change prompting concerns about community fragmentation. By building social cohesion and revitalizing civic participation, community development is viewed by many as a remedy to offset the weakening of community ties. This thesis explores how a community agency- based worker might …
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The proposed Roxbury Heritage State Park : a look at its role in community revitalization
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1989.
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Time and space limited : community art and neighborhood development in Hudson, New York
… many places look to culture-based strategies for revitalization. Traditional models of culture-based community revitalization, however, have been criticized for contributing to gentrification, social polarization, and cultural discrimination. Communities seeking to avoid the contradictions of …
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Streets of Justice? Civil Rights Commemorative Boulevards and the Struggle for Revitalization in African American Communities: A Case Study of Central City, New Orleans
… important method of framing African American community revitalization and persistent historical inequities. Often underlying planning efforts to revitalize segregated African American neighborhoods, these boulevards are one important change mechanism for realizing equitable development and …
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How can we tackle persistent poverty in deprived neighborhoods? : lessons from the US and the UK
… in the two countries launched the most ambitious community revitalization programs. In the US, the Housing Opportunities for People Everywhere (HOPE VI) program (1993-2010) was started to transform the nation's worst public housing and in the UK, the New Deal for Communities (NDC) program …
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Should I stay or should i go? : residential mobility in ethnic enclaves in Lawrence, Massachusetts
… assimilation theory presents a dilemma for community-based organizations (CBOs) in ethnic enclaves, especially those CBOs that assist enclavers--residents of ethnic enclaves-in building assets such as increased earnings or English fluency. The theory suggests that as immigrants build assets …
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Holistic revitalization in small post-industrial cities : tools for urban housing development
… redevelopment projects to accomplish broader community revitalization goals. Contemporary affordable housing practice embodies this idea in large housing development projects, often funded through government programs such as HOPE VI. This "Conventional" revitalization is primarily based on …
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The nature and extent of college and career readiness partnerships in school districts serving students in rust belt areas
… served for the betterment of the local community and social mobility for students enrolled in College and Career Readiness (CCR) curricula. This study adds to a body of literature that indicates that partnerships are needed for community revitalization and for success of CCR curriculum …
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The Haven: A Clinical Ethnography of a Farm-Based Therapeutic Community
… the Haven. Originally conceived as a farm-based community where suffering individuals could experience reprieve from the demands of the “working world,” and heal by living in community, recent changes in the mental health field require the Haven to provide more clinical services to residents to …
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Historic mills and cultural industries : a two-pronged approach to revitalization
… support of cultural industries, and economic and community revitaiization. This paper argues that the adaptive reuse of historic mills and cultural industry development are complementary strategies for economic and community revitalization that city officials should actively pursue by establishing …
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Urban figure
… as an ecological system that fuels sustainable community revitalization. In rethinking the existing mega project, this thesis will consider how to integrate the layers of the past into a new relationship with reality of contemporary Seoul through the medium of the architecture and urban …
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Community oasis : how does the Dudley Greenhouse build social capital to revitalize the Dudley neighborhood and what lessons may be offered for other communities interested in embarking on greenhouse efforts?
… proposes that social capital, as the vehicle for community-building at a community-based scale, can address the strains placed on a neighborhood from revitalization. This strategy can play a vital role in the urban design process of the local neighborhood. My thesis presents a case study of the …
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Developing the small, mixed-use urban project : contribution to neighborhood revitalization
… is the aim to responsibly support and stimulate community revitalization. It is concluded that the feasibility for small mixed-use development exists though many problems remain. Design on small sites as small as one half acre is difficult but possible. Such locations are suitable particularly …
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THE IMPACT OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN HIGH RISK, RURAL VIRGINIA COUNTIES
… and the Virginia Tobacco and Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission (VTICRC) were utilized to determine expenditures for the dependent and independent variables. The data collected from the secondary sources were reviewed and analyzed. The researcher found that drug abuse …
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Assessing Green Infrastructure Needs in Hampton Roads, Virginia and Identifying the Role of Virginia Cooperative Extension
… local water quality and quantity control, community revitalization, and various public health benefits. In addition, GI implementation has seen strong levels of support from the Cooperative Extension System, with Extension faculty and staff around the U.S. supporting local municipalities …
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Artists downtown : capitalizing on arts districts in New England
… districts." Arts districts seek to promote the revitalization of downtowns or blighted neighborhoods by capitalizing on the development of arts activity and the recruitment of artists. This thesis investigates four such districts (Providence RI, Pawtucket RI, Worcester MA, and New Bedford MA) in …
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Greyfield Development in Vallejo, California: Opportunities, Constraints, and Alternatives
… land make Vallejo, California the ideal community to facilitate Greyfield Development. The Project reviewed existing literature, determining that there are a number of causes for the proliferation of Greyfields, revitalization practices, and communities that have facilitated …
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Planning downtown revitalization in a small city : change through collaboration in Swift Current, Canada
… scene. The growth plan includes further downtown revitalization, which City Administration aspires to achieve through civic input to ensure development meets community needs. This action research inquiry identified strategies for the city to successfully engage the community in a democratic …