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The Valley of Ashes

New York City’s Next Great Neighborhood?

Donovan Finn

October 2018, English

Willets Point is an industrial neighborhood in NYC target of multiple redevelopment efforts. Significant opposition stalled these efforts. Debates continue over what should be built on the land.

Inquiry Case Studies

City and Regional Planning, Land Use and Zoning, Poverty and Inequality

October 2018, English

Willets Point is an industrial neighborhood in NYC target of multiple redevelopment efforts. Significant opposition stalled these efforts. Debates continue over what should be built on the land.

Inquiry Case Studies

City and Regional Planning, Land Use and Zoning, Poverty and Inequality

Coordinating Conservation Programs in the Albuquerque–Bernalillo Region

Agustin Leon-Moreta and Silvia Saenz-Montenegro

October 2018, English

This case study documents recent public and nonprofit organizations’ land conservation plans in the Albuquerque–Bernalillo region.

Descriptive Case Studies

October 2018, English

This case study documents recent public and nonprofit organizations’ land conservation plans in the Albuquerque–Bernalillo region.

Descriptive Case Studies

Home Buyouts in New York State

Strategies for Maximizing Homeowner Participation

Pooya Ghorbani

October 2018, English

This case study discusses the structure of the buyout program in New York State after Superstorm Sandy.

Descriptive Case Studies

City and Regional Planning, Housing, Local Government

October 2018, English

This case study discusses the structure of the buyout program in New York State after Superstorm Sandy.

Descriptive Case Studies

City and Regional Planning, Housing, Local Government

It Takes an International Village

How Two West Side Neighborhoods in Cleveland Transitioned from Vacancy and Foreclosure to Housing Rehabilitation and Refugee Resettlement

Devin Day

October 2018, English

The International Village case uniquely presents refugee resettlement as a response to Rust Belt vacancy issues and thus warrants further inquiry.

Descriptive Case Studies

Economic Development, Environment, Housing

October 2018, English

The International Village case uniquely presents refugee resettlement as a response to Rust Belt vacancy issues and thus warrants further inquiry.

Descriptive Case Studies

Economic Development, Environment, Housing

Mystic River

A Quest for Climate Equity

Ann Rappaport

October 2018, English

This case study reveals tensions between community vulnerability and capacity to act, inviting consideration of both community-centric and collective solutions.

Inquiry Case Studies

Climate Change, Environment, Water

October 2018, English

This case study reveals tensions between community vulnerability and capacity to act, inviting consideration of both community-centric and collective solutions.

Inquiry Case Studies

Climate Change, Environment, Water

Post-Disaster Recovery of Public Housing in Galveston, Texas

An Opportunity for Whom?

Jane Rongerude and Sara Hamideh

October 2018, English

This case study highlights post-disaster challenges and opportunities, encouraging readers to ask who benefits from recovery efforts and who bears the costs.

Inquiry Case Studies

City and Regional Planning, Housing, Informal Settlements, Poverty and Inequality

October 2018, English

This case study highlights post-disaster challenges and opportunities, encouraging readers to ask who benefits from recovery efforts and who bears the costs.

Inquiry Case Studies

City and Regional Planning, Housing, Informal Settlements, Poverty and Inequality

Predicting Municipal Fiscal Distress

Aspiration or Reality?

Tracy Gordon

September 2018, English

Working Papers

Local Government, Public Finance

September 2018, English

Working Papers

Local Government, Public Finance

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CePACs and Their Value Capture Viability in the U.S. for Infrastructure Funding

Julie Kim

September 2018, English

Working Papers

Value Capture

September 2018, English

Working Papers

Value Capture