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Author:

Von Hoffman, Alexander.

Title:

House by house, block by block : the rebirth of America's urban neighborhoods / Alexander von Hoffman.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2003

Description:

xii, 306 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Urban renewal--United States.
Community development, Urban--United States.--Case studies.
Inner cities--United States.
Urban policy--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-296) and index.

Contents:

Introduction -- 1. The quest to save the inner city : a historical perspective -- 2. Miracle on 174th street -- 3. Boston and the power of collaboration -- 4. In the rust belt : can the ghetto be rebuilt? -- 5. Olympic efforts in boomtown -- 6. New immigrants transform the old city -- 7. Conclusion -- Appendix I. Inner-city mortgage borrowers -- Appendix II. Profile of neighborhood population, 1970-2000.

ISBN:

9780195144376 (alk. paper)
0195144376 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)50809097

LCCN:

2002151543

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)