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Neighbourhood planning : communities, networks and governance
This book mixes conceptual rigour with accessible case study analysis and aims to expose the operation of community-led planning activities and frame them in a discussion of the effectiveness of collaborative planning processes.
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How to Train Citizens to Observe ICE
What does training to document ICE actions look like? On “Interesting Times,” one activist explains how his Minneapolis-based nonprofit teaches citizens to be constitutional observers.
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Neighbourhood planning : place, space and politics
\"This book carries out an in-depth investigation of a neighborhood planning process that engages critically with the issues surrounding articulation of local concerns in a strategic manner and the prospects of implementing 'bottom up' community initiatives successfully. It highlights the dynamics involved in shaping the content of a neighbourhood plan and the implications of the different ways in which a place is constructed. The book challenges the notions of a singular place that is described in a neighbourhood plan. It examines conceptual, thematic, strategic and performative constructions of place and the capacity for neighbourhood plans to be developed within this context. It explores the value of connecting the formulation of a neighbourhood plan with the emergence of a relevant local plan, allowing for more meaningful local influence on strategic policymaking. With first-hand insights on neighbourhood planning, this book offers a novel contribution to the fields of planning, urban studies, and urban geography\"-- Provided by publisher.
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The Changing American Neighborhood
The Changing American Neighborhood
argues that the physical and social spaces created by
neighborhoods matter more than ever for the health and well-being
of twenty-first-century Americans and their communities .
Taking a long historical view, this book explores the many
dimensions of today's neighborhoods, the forms they take, the
forces and factors influencing them, and the people and
organizations trying to change them.
Challenging conventional interpretations of neighborhoods and
neighborhood change, Alan Mallach and Todd Swanstrom adopt a broad,
inter-disciplinary perspective that shows how neighborhoods are
messy, complex systems, in which change is driven by constant
feedback loops that link social, economic and physical conditions,
each within distinct spatial and political contexts. The
Changing American Neighborhood seeks to understand
neighborhoods and neighborhood change not only for their own
importance, but for the insights they offer to help guide peoples'
efforts sustaining good neighborhoods and rebuilding struggling
ones.
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Building resilient neighbourhoods in Singapore : the convergence of policies, research and practice
This book examines how institutional and environmental features in neighbourhoods can contribute to social resilience, highlighting the related socio-demographic issues, as well as the infrastructure, planning, design and policies issues. It is divided into three themes - infrastructure, planning, and community. Infrastructure examines how physical features such as parks and street patterns influence neighborliness and resilience, while planning studies how urban design enhances social interactions. Lastly, community discusses policies that can forge social bonds, either through racial integration, grassroots activities, or social service. Overall, the book combines research and empirical work with scholarly models of resilience and governance philosophy, focusing on Singapores urban planning and social policies.
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Neighbourhood effects or neighbourhood based problems? : a policy context
\"This edited volume critically examines the link between area based policies, neighbourhood based problems, and neighbourhood effects: the idea that living in disadvantaged neighbourhoods has a negative effect on residents' life chances over and above the effect of their individual characteristics. Over the last few decades, Western governments have persistently pursued area based policies to fight such effects, despite a lack of evidence that they exist, or that these policies make a difference. The first part of this book presents case studies of perceived neighbourhood based problems in the domains of crime; health; educational outcomes; and employment. The second part of the book presents an international overview of the policies that different governments have implemented in response to these neighbourhood based problems, and discusses the theoretical and conceptual processes behind place based policy making. Case studies are drawn from a diverse range of countries including the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Australia, Canada, and the USA.\"--Publisher's website.
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Commentary: Neighborhood Associations and Homeowner Associations: Do They Really Make a Difference in Your Community?
Related Content: Craw (PAR September/October 2017)
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