Sean Zielenbach - The art of revitalization: improving conditions in distressed inner-city neighborhoods

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THE ART OF REVITALIZATION

CONTEMPORARY URBAN AFFAIRS

VOLUME 12

GARLAND REFERENCE LIBRARY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE

VOLUME 1470

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CONTEMPORARY URBAN AFFAIRS

RICHARD D.BINGHAM, Series Editor

LOCAL ECONOMIC

DEVELOPMENT POLICY

The United States and Canada

by Laura A.Reese

BEYOND EDGE CITIES

by Richard D.Bingham,

William M.Bowen, Yosra A.Amara,

Lynn W.Bachelor, Jane Dockery,

Jack Dustin, Deborah Kimble,

Thomas Maraffa, David L.McKee,

Kent P.Schwirian, Gail Gordon

Sommers, Howard A.Stafford

NEIGHBORHOODS, FAMILY

AND POLITICAL BEHAVIOR

IN URBAN AMERICA

by Yvette M.Alex-Assensoh

GOVERNING METROPOLITAN AREAS

Response to Growth and Change

by David K.Hamilton

THE COLLABORATIVE CITY

Opportunities and Struggles for

Black and Latinos in U.S. Cities

edited by John Betancur

and Douglas Gills

THE ART OF REVITALIZATION

Improving Conditions in

Distressed Inner-City

Neighborhoods

by Sean Zielenbach

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IMPROVING CONDITIONS IN DISTRESSED INNERCITY NEIGHBORHOODS

SEAN ZIELENBACH

GARLAND PUBLISHING, INC.
A MEMBER OF THE TAYLOR & FRANCIS GROUP
NEW YORK & LONDON
2000

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Published in 2000 by
Garland Publishing, Inc.
A member of the Taylor & Francis Group
29 West 35th Street
New York, NY 10001

This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2003.

Copyright 2000 by Sean Zielenbach

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced
or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means,
now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and
recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without
permission in writing from the publisher.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Zielenbach, Sean
The art of revitalization: improving conditions in distressed inner-city
neighborhoods/Sean Zielenbach.
p. cm.(Garland reference library of social science; v. 1470.
Contemporary urban affairs; v. 12)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8153-3597-0 (hardcover: alk. paper)ISBN 0-8153-3598-9
(pbk.: alk. paper)
1. Urban renewalIllinoisChicago. 2. Community development,
UrbanIllinoisChicago. 3. Inner citiesIllinoisChicago. I. Title.
HT177.C5 Z54 2000
307.3'416'097731121dc21
99043812

ISBN 0-203-90425-7 Master e-book ISBN

ISBN 0-203-90426-5 (OEB Format)

ISBN 0-8153-3598-9 (Print Edition)

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The work that provided the basis for this publication was supported by funding under a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The substance and findings of that work are dedicated to the public. The author and publisher are solely responsible for the accuracy of the statements and interpretations contained in this publication. Such interpretations do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Government.

This study was also supported in part by a grant from the Steans Family Foundation. The Local Initiatives Support Corporation/Chicago and the Woodstock Institute provided invaluable in-kind assistance.

Many thanks to all of those who helped with the project, including staff members at community organizations and at other local and city-wide institutions throughout Chicago; my colleagues at Northwestern University and at the CDFI Fund; and my family and friends. Your support has been tremendously appreciated.

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