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Urban Holism: The Empowerment Zone And Economic Development In Atlanta, Honorable William Campbell
Urban Holism: The Empowerment Zone And Economic Development In Atlanta, Honorable William Campbell
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This Article focuses on the 1990s renaissance in Atlanta, a time where the rate of violent crime was at the lowest it had been in years and the population was growing for the first time in thirty years. It focuses on three specific explanations of the renaissance: the holistic approach to development, the Empowerment Zone, the community policing program, and the reinvention of public housing. The holistic approach involves an interplay of both the public and private sectors of the city, with no singular method used to revitalize the inner city communities. The Empowerment Zone, a plan created by President …
Pointing The Way To Housing Quality, Alexander Cooper, Michael Kwartler, Charles Reiss
Pointing The Way To Housing Quality, Alexander Cooper, Michael Kwartler, Charles Reiss
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This article highlights the Urban Design Council's goals of promoting the highest economically feasible standard of quality in residential housing and seeking to stimulate beneficial development in cities. The article describes the current zoning plan in effect in New York City, proposes new approaches to improve housing quality by exploring the elements of "quality" and zoning as a means of achieving such quality housing.