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Revitalizing America's Cities : Neighborhood Reinvestment and title: Displacement SUNY Series On Urban Public Policy Schill, Michael H.; Nathan, Richard P.; author: Persaud, Harrichand. publisher: State University of New York Press isbn10 | asin: 0873957431 print isbn13: 9780873957434 ebook isbn13: 9780585063812 language: English Community development--United States-- Case studies, Neighborhood--United States- subject -Case studies, Urban renewal--United States--Case studies, Urban policy--United States--Case studies. publication date: 1983 lcc: HN90.C6S352 1983eb ddc: 307/.3362/0973 Community development--United States-- Case studies, Neighborhood--United States- subject: -Case studies, Urban renewal--United States--Case studies, Urban policy--United States--Case studies. Page i Revitalizing America's Cities Page ii SUNY Series on Urban Public Policy edited by Mark Schneider and Richard Rich Page iii Revitalizing America's Cities Neighborhood Reinvestment and Displacement BY Michael H. Schill and Richard P. Nathan with the assistance of Harrichand Persaud Princeton Urban and Regional Research Center Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs Princeton University State University of New York Press Albany Page iv Published by State University of New York Press, Albany © 1983 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. For information, address State University of New York Press, State University Plaza, Albany, N.Y. 12246 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Schill, Michael H. Revitalizing America's Cities (SUNY series on urban public policy) Includes index. 1. Community developmentUnited StatesCase studies. 2. NeighborhoodUnited StatesCase studies. 3. Urban renewalUnited StatesCase studies. 4. Urban policyUnited StatesCase studies. I. Nathan, Richard P. II. Persaud, Harrichand. III. Title. IV. Series. HN90.C6S352 1983 307'.3362 0973 83-396 ISBN 0-87395-742-3 ISBN 0-87395-743-1 (pbk.) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 Page v To Betty and Sidney Nathan Ruth and Simon Schill Page vii Contents List of Figures, Maps, and Tables ix Acknowledgments xi Chapter 1 The Setting for Urban Neighborhood 1 Reinvestment Chapter 2 Neighborhood Revitalization 9 Chapter 3 Displacement 46 Chapter 4 Methodology and Description of Study Areas 60 Chapter 5 Results of the Displacement Study 103 Appendix: A Probit Model 120 Chapter 6 Neighborhood Reinvestment, Displacement, and 133 Public Policy Appendix A Survey Questionnaire and Cover Letter 143 Appendix B A Note on Nonresponse Bias 153 Appendix C Maps of Survey Neighborhoods 155 Appendix D Survey Results by Summary Categories of 161 Reasons for Moving Notes 164 Index 179

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In many American cities, middle and upper income people are moving into neighborhoods that had previously suffered disinvestment and decay. The new residents renovate housing, stimulate business, and contribute to the tax base. These benefits of neighborhood revitalization are, in some cases, achiev
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