Planning With Neighborhoods (Urban and Regional Policy and Development Studies) - Softcover

Rohe, William M.; Gates, Lauren B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807841331 ISBN 13: 9780807841334

Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press, 1985

Synopsis

Neighborhood planning programs involve citizens in developing plans and self-help projects for their neighborhoods through local organizations. They also assist residents in reviewing projects developed by city agencies. Based on a survey of fifty-one neighborhood planning programs and in-depth case studies of Atlanta, Cincinnati, Houston, St. Paul, Wilmington, N.C., and Raleigh, Planning with Neighborhoods offers the first comprehensive description and evaluation of the effectiveness of these programs.Moving beyond theory, this study reviews the actual accomplishments and limitations of neighborhood planning programs and offers specific recommendations for designing a successful program. Included are a thorough history of neighborhood planning programs and an examination of the social, political, and planning theories that support their existence. Eight propositions on the benefits of a neighborood-based approach to planning are derived from this theory and evaluated on the

About this title

About the Author:

William M. Rohe is assistant professor of city and regional planning at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Lauren B. Gates is supervisor of research and planning, Urban Development Authority, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

About this edition

• Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0807841331
• ISBN 13: 9780807841334
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 265