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The field of Affordable Housing and Community Economic Development in the United States has evolved since the 1960s. It has become a solid and complex industry. Building Healthy Communities: A Guide to Community Economic Development for Advocates, Lawyers and Policymakers documents the themes and trends of the contemporary CED movement and provides guidance for strengthening our communities and ensuring that they and their residents prosper in today’s global economy… More >>
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With recent innovations in integrated parcel data systems, community development practitioners now have greater access to the property level information that is so vital for analyzing and monitoring neighborhood change. In this policy focus report, researchers at PolicyLink and the Urban Institute provide case studies detailing how pioneering organizations and partnerships in five cities and regions—Chicago, Cleveland, Minneapolis–St. Paul, Philadelphia, and Was… More >>
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“This text provides practical insight and examples not available in other texts” -Desna Wallin, University of GeorgiaThe Second Edition of Asset Building and Community Development examines the promise and limits of community development. Authors Gary Paul Green and Anna Haines provide an engaging, thought-provoking, and comprehensive approach to asset building by focusing on the role of different forms of community capital in the development process. U… More >>
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