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Full-Text Articles in Urban Studies and Planning
Shelter Poverty In Boston: Problem And Program, Michael E. Stone
Shelter Poverty In Boston: Problem And Program, Michael E. Stone
Michael E. Stone
This paper argues, first, that most housing problems—in Boston and throughout the nation—are ultimately the result of the squeeze between inadequate incomes, on the one hand, and the cost of profitably providing housing on the other. It is also argued that housing cost and incomes together are the most decisive determinants of the overall quality of life of families and communities. Third, it is contended that the long history of inadequate attempts to cope with the affordabiiity problem have not only failed to solve the problem, but have indeed contributed significantly to the broader and serious problems of the overall …
A Política E A Cidade, Rafael De Oliveira Alves
A Política E A Cidade, Rafael De Oliveira Alves
Rafael de Oliveira Alves
No abstract provided.
Paradoxes Of Democratisation: Environmental Politics In East Asia, Mary Alice Haddad
Paradoxes Of Democratisation: Environmental Politics In East Asia, Mary Alice Haddad
Mary Alice Haddad
This chapter examines environmental politics in four polities that run the full spectrum of political regimes: mainland China (authoritarian), South Korea and Taiwan (newly democratic), and Japan (mature democracy). The chapter argues that variation in environmental politics in each place resulted primarily from the timing of their environmental movements, with subsequent movements learning from predecessors and gaining increasing access to global NGO networks. Paradoxically, when environmental movements became linked to democratization movements (in South Korea and Taiwan), they also became linked to political parties, which hindered access to government policymaking when non-allied parties were in power.
How To Make America Walkable, Michael Lewyn
How To Make America Walkable, Michael Lewyn
Michael E Lewyn
Review of Walkable City, by Jeff Speck
2014 Planetizen Blog Posts, Michael Lewyn
2014 Planetizen Blog Posts, Michael Lewyn
Michael E Lewyn
Suburban Sprawl: Weaker But Still Alive, Michael Lewyn
Suburban Sprawl: Weaker But Still Alive, Michael Lewyn
Michael E Lewyn
Review of The End of the Suburbs, by Leigh Gallagher.
How Real Is Gentrification?, Michael Lewyn
How Real Is Gentrification?, Michael Lewyn
Michael E Lewyn
Some commentators argue that gentrification is turning many cities into a playground for the rich. This article rejects that view, pointing out that even relatively affluent cities are still poorer than the average suburb.