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Download full textUnited States Conference of Mayors, Washington, DC. – 2001
This compendium report presents papers on what mayors have done to revitalize their cities. These efforts have been concentrated on improving schools and educational outcomes, renewing strong neighborhoods, investing in infrastructure, improving public health facilities, and reducing crime. The reports include: "City of Akron: The Akron…
Descriptors: City Government, Community Development, Economic Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedRavitz, Mel – Social Policy, 1988
Examines the effect of community development projects on Detroit (Michigan) over the past decade. Concludes that community development has failed to increase the number of jobs available and has contributed to neighborhood deterioration. (FMW)
Descriptors: Community Benefits, Community Change, Community Development, Economic Development
Regal, J.M. – 1967
This monograph is devoted to the first Ford Foundation Gray Area Project in Oakland, California. In 1961, the Foundation granted $2 million for an interagency project whose goals were to: (1) reverse the process of social disorganization, (2) accelerate the integration of newcomers, (3) salvage and improve human resources, (4) preserve a…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Attitudes, Community Change, Community Development
