Contemporary Urban Affairs

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1. Minority Politics at the Millennium

   Edited by Richard A. Keiser, Katherine Underwood

   Series: Contemporary Urban Affairs

   This edited collection reviews the developments in theoretical understanding of minority political incorporation. The chapters focus on minority groups throughout the US....

   Published January 10th 2013 by Routledge
2. Human Capital Investment for Central City Revitalization

   Edited by Fritz Wagner, Timothy Joder, Anthony Mumphrey Jr.

   Series: Contemporary Urban Affairs

   Viewing poverty as a condition that is fed and renewed on a daily basis by social and economic structures, this book focuses on the ways in which poor residents can be helped to improve their own situations, their living conditions, and the central city itself. Also includes four maps....

   Published April 24th 2003 by Routledge
3. Reviving America's Forgotten Neighborhoods

   An Investigation of Inner City Revitalization Efforts

   By Elise M. Bright

   Series: Contemporary Urban Affairs

   This book examines both successful and unsuccessful efforts at revitalizing low-income neighborhoods and features case studies on a wide range of American cities....

   Published January 21st 2003 by Routledge
4. Downtowns

   Revitalizing the Centers of Small Urban Communities

   By Michael A. Burayidi

   Series: Contemporary Urban Affairs

   This collection evaluates the various strategies that different cities have used when attempting to economically revitalize downtown areas....

   Published April 10th 2001 by Routledge
5. The Art of Revitalization

   Improving Conditions in Distressed Inner-City Neighborhoods

   By Sean Zielenbach

   Series: Contemporary Urban Affairs

   This book discusses the revitalization of decayed inner-city neighborhoods. It explores the role of social capital in stabilizing and turning around distressed communities, and it highlights the roles that local actors can and do play in the revitalization process.The Art of Revitalization takes...

   Published March 31st 2000 by Routledge
6. Wages, Race, Skills and Space: Lessons from Employers in Detroit's Auto Industry

   Lessons from Employers in Detroit's Auto Industry

   By Susan Turner Meiklejohn

   Series: Contemporary Urban Affairs

   Published January 31st 2000 by Routledge
7. Minority Politics at the Millennium

   Edited by Richard A. Keiser, Katherine Underwood

   Series: Contemporary Urban Affairs

   Published November 30th 1999 by Routledge
8. Managing Capital Resources for Central City Revitalization

   Edited by Fritz W. Wagner, Timothy E. Joder, Anthony J. Mumphrey, Jr.

   Series: Contemporary Urban Affairs

   Published November 30th 1999 by Routledge
9. The Collaborative City

   Opportunities and Struggles for Blacks and Latinos in U.S. Cities

   By John Betancur, Douglas Gills

   Edited by John Betancur, Douglas Gills

   Series: Contemporary Urban Affairs

   Published September 30th 1999 by Routledge
10. Neighborhoods, Family, and Political Behavior in Urban America

    Political Behavior & Orientations

    By Yvette Alex-Assensoh

    Series: Contemporary Urban Affairs

    Published May 31st 1998 by Routledge