Urban-Community Projects

This area of the Cyberhood contains urban-community projects that may be of interest to scholars, students, and practitioners working in communities of color and poor central city neighborhoods.

 

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Urban-Community Project of the Month

Restoring the Health of Your Organization: A Practical Guide to Curing and Preventing Curruption in Local Governments and Communities

Past Urban Community Projects

A City is not a Toy: How SimCity Plays with Urbanism

A Dream Denied: The Criminalization of Homelessness in U.S. Cities

Confronting Concentrated Poverty in Fresno

Cops, Kids and Culture

Empowering Local Communities: Through Leadership Development and Capacity Building  

Federal Policy Ideas for Community Revitalization 

Healthy Eating and Physical Activity: Addressing Inequalities in Urban Environments 

High-Speed Internet Connectivity in North Carolina's Distressed Urban Areas

In the Face of Gentrification: Case Studies of Local Efforts to Mitigate Displacement 

Journal of Community Power Building, Volume IV

Mayors' Resource Guide on Vacant and Abandoned Properties

Race, Equity and Smart Growth: Why People of Color Must Speak for Themselves

Race Relations 2006: A Research Study

Shelter Force Fall 2007 Issue on Houing Policy

The Economic Costs of Poverty in the United States: Subsequent Effects of Children Growing Up Poor  

The Nonprofit Sector and the Federal Budget: Fiscal Year 2006 and Beyond 

The Quest for Inner-City Transformation

Unions, Community-Based Organizations, and Pre-Apprenticeship Programs 

Where Did They Go?: The Decline of Middle-Income Neighborhoods in Metropolitan America 

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