Neighborhood planning and community-based development : the potential and limits of grassroots action / / William Peterman

• Autore: Peterman William
• Pubblicazione: Thousand Oaks, [Calif.] ; ; London, : SAGE, c2000
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiii, 191 p.)
• Disciplina: 307.336216
• Soggetto topico: Community development, Urban; Community development, Urban - Illinois - Chicago; Urban renewal; Urban renewal - Illinois - Chicago; Neighborhoods; Neighborhoods - Illinois - Chicago
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-180) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 - Introduction -- 2 - Neighborhoods, Communities, Community Development and Neighborhood Planning -- 3 - Community Empowerment, Organization, and Development -- 4 - Changing Urban Structure -- 5 - A Community Confronts Gentrification -- 6 - The Sports Stadium versus The Neighborhood -- 7 - Resident Management and Community Empowerment -- 8 - Rebuilding Roseland a Block at a Time -- 9 - Criteria for Doing Successful Neighbourhood Development -- 10 - Doing Planning for Grassroots Neighbourhood Development -- References -- Index -- About the Author.
• Sommario/riassunto: Through an analysis of a number of case studies from the United States, the author explores the ways grassroots strategies can be used in the revitalisation and maintenance of urban neighbourhoods.
• Titolo autorizzato: Neighborhood planning and community-based development
• ISBN: 0-7619-1198-7; 1-322-42066-1; 1-4522-6485-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910807214403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Cities & planning series.