Ending the Stalemate - Moving Housing and Urban Development Into the Mainstream of America's Future

Ending the Stalemate assesses housing and urban development programs of the past 60 years, examines current urban conditions and interventions, and recommends steps that should be taken to link housing assistance, neighborhood renewal and urban development/redevelopment with the forces reshaping urban life. Mary K. Nenno has found that past housing and urban development efforts have been characterized by starts and stops, with significant action coming only in times of national crises such as economic depression or city disturbances. Comprehensive national initiatives to revitalize cities and declining metropolitan areas have been dormant for over two decades despite growing evidence of physical, economic, and human distress. Nenno finds hope for future progress in the opportunities provided by mainstream forces now at work in urban areas: the emergence of the 'urban region' as the base for joining cities and their outlying metropolitan areas in a new relationship; and the prospect of comprehensive improvement strategies based on partnerships between public, private, and citizen-based entities.

About the author

Mary K. Nenno has been involved in the housing and urban development field at local and national levels for 45 years, including three decades as a staff member of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) in Washington, DC. She has written extensively on low-income housing, urban development and family support policy issues.

Product details

• Authors: Mary Nenno, Mary K Nenno, Nenno Mary K.
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.12.1995
• EAN: 9780761802174
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-0217-4
• Dimensions: 147 mm x 229 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 476 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; USA, ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, City & town planning - architectural aspects, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Urban communities, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), City and town planning: architectural aspects, Welfare & benefit systems, Welfare and benefit systems