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Peer reviewedBolland, John M.; McCallum, Debra Moehle – Urban Affairs Review, 2002
Interviewed 257 impoverished, urban public housing residents regarding how empowerment, sense of community, and neighboring behavior affected the likelihood of their engaging in discussion about community issues directly affecting their lives and the lives of their neighbors. Overall, sense of community and neighboring behaviors predicted…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Needs, Community Problems, Empowerment
Peer reviewedHawkins, Brett W.; Smith, Gregg W. – Urban Affairs Quarterly, 1987
The problems of cities influence the amount of state aid which is given. More aid is allocated in states with needier cities. Reformist political climates have also helped to gain state allotments for distressed cities. The record of states in this matter is better than that of the federal government. (VM)
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Problems, Federal Aid, Neighborhood Improvement
Peer reviewedScott, D. W. – Community Development Journal, 1978
The paper describes the Moss Side District Centre (MSCD), a community development project in the inner city of Manchester, England, the problems and struggles associated with it, the social consequences of the MSDC, options for social change, and the need for community action. (MF)
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Development, Community Problems, Foreign Countries
Download full textWalker, Karen E.; Watson, Bernardine H.; Jucovy, Linda Z. – 1999
This paper looks systematically at the experiences of two demonstration projects, Plain Talk and Community Change for Youth Development (CCYD), and discusses their attempts to implement resident involvement strategies. Chapter 1 is an introduction. Chapter 2 provides a brief overview of the two demonstration projects that indicates all sites in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change Strategies, Citizen Participation, Citizen Role
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. – 1977
This is a report of the proceedings of Senate hearings on urban neighborhood diversity. Witnesses at the hearings included politicians and policy makers from various American cities. Statements from a number of individuals and committee discussion on the materials presented are included. Additional statements and data pertinent to trends in urban…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Problems, Community Resources, Ethnic Relations
Shipp, James – 1977
Some of the issues involved in promoting home ownership among blacks and investment in inner city communities are discussed in this paper. The experiences of the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation in revitalizing Bedford Stuyvesant are described. Economic barriers to prospective home ownership are identified and strategies and programs…
Descriptors: Black Businesses, Black Community, Black Employment, Black Housing
Miller, Lorna M., Ed. – 1980
This comprehensive volume of innovative continuing education programs contains complete descriptions of some 750 cross-indexed projects in four general areas--human resource development, natural resource development, economic development, and community development--directed at community problems that can benefit from adult education. It brings…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adult Education, Career Counseling, Citizen Participation
