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Publications: June, 1971 To October, 1982, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar) Jul 1971

Publications: June, 1971 To October, 1982, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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The publications listed in this booklet cover period from June, 1971 to October, 1982. A list of studies published prior to June, 1971 is also available from the Center for Applied Urban Research.


Model Neighborhoods: A Research Note, Roger A. Lohmann Mar 1969

Model Neighborhoods: A Research Note, Roger A. Lohmann

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

Cities, like people, age. In the United States the aging process for cities has, in many ways, been less than graceful. As a result, there is great concern in this country today with the “decline” of our cities. This note considers the elderly population of south Minneapolis Minnesota and makes recommendations for the adaptation of the Model Cities program to better meet their needs.


Charter Of The Consolidated Government Of The City Of Jacksonville, Florida., Jacksonville Government Oct 1967

Charter Of The Consolidated Government Of The City Of Jacksonville, Florida., Jacksonville Government

Jacksonville and Duval Co. Miscellaneous

The charter of the consolidated government of the City of Jacksonville contained in this volume is the expression of a community's struggle for self-improvement through better government. It sets a precedent in Florida for its approach to the solution of urban problems currently plaguing municipalities in all parts of the nation. PALMM.


The Politics Of Planning For Urban Redevelopment: Strategies In The Manipulation Of Public Law, Sheldon J. Plager, Joel F. Handler Jan 1966

The Politics Of Planning For Urban Redevelopment: Strategies In The Manipulation Of Public Law, Sheldon J. Plager, Joel F. Handler

Articles by Maurer Faculty

In this article Professors Plager and Handler examine the influence of legal process upon decision making in municipal redevelopment. Their thesis is that public acceptance of a redevelopment venture depends primarily on the command of political and planning skills and occurs despite rather than because of legal procedures designed to accommodate principles of democracy. Partly through the method of a case study of recent data collected from one municipality, partly by comparative analysis with other studies, they conclude that the reality of decision making in the region they explore is the predominance of informal power over formal, democratic, legal decision-making …