Main entry:

Wilson, James Q., editor.

Title & Author:

Urban renewal; the record and the controversy, edited by James Q. Wilson.

Publication:

Cambridge, Mass., M.I.T. Press [1966]

Description:

xix, 683 pages illustrations, plans 25 cm.

Series:

Publications of the Joint Center for Urban Studies of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
1. The economics of cities and renewal: The changing economic function of the central city / Raymond Vernon -- Housing markets and public policy / William G. Grigsby -- The economics of urban renewal / Otto A. Davis and Andrew B. Whinston -- 2. Urban renewal: background and goals: Federal urban renewal legislation / Ashley A. Foard and Hilbert Fefferman -- Legal and government issues in urban renewal / Wilton S. Sogg and Warren Wertheimer -- The operation and achievements of the urban renewal program / William L. Slayton -- 3. Urban renewal in practice: three cases: Urban renewal in Newark / Harold Kaplan -- Urban renewal in Boston / Walter McQuade -- The industrial corporation in urban renewal / Hubert Kay -- 4. Relocation and community life: The housing of relocated families / Chester Hartman -- The housing of relocated families: summary of a Census Bureau survey / U.S. Housing and Home Finance Agency -- A comment on the HHFA study of relocation / Chester Hartman -- Grieving for a lost home: psychological costs of relocation / Marc Fried -- The small businessman and relocation / Basil Zimmer -- 5. Government and citizen participation in urban renewal: Planning and politics: citizen participation in urban renewal / James Q. Wilson -- Local government and renewal policies / Norton E. Long -- 6. Planning and design: Cities, planners, and urban renewal / William Alonso -- Improving the design process in urban renewal / Roger Montgomery -- 7. Challenge and responses: The federal bulldozer / Martin Anderson -- Urban renewal realistically reappraised / Robert P. Groberg -- The federal bulldozer: a review / Wallace F. Smith -- The failure of urban renewal / Herbert J. Gans -- Some blessings of urban renewal / Charles Abrams -- 8. The future of urban renewal: Policies for rebuilding / Bernard Frieden -- A general strategy for urban renewal / William G. Grigsby -- New directions in urban renewal / Robert C. Weaver.

Subject:

Urban renewal United States.
Rénovation urbaine États-Unis.
Urban renewal.
Stadsvernieuwing.
Renovacao Urbana.
Planejamento Territorial Urbano.
Urbanizacao (Sociologia)
Desenvolvimento Economico.
United States.

Added entries:

Publication of the Joint Center for Urban Studies.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 46810
Call No.: 10009 A1324; ID:89-B6099
Status: Available