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Community Development

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A Golden Age of Philanthropy? The Impact of the Great Wealth Transfer on Greater Boston
A Study of the Contexts Within Which Urban Vacant Land is Accessed for Community Open Space
Attachments, Grievances, Resources, and Efficacy: The Determinants of Tenant Association Participation Among Public Housing Tenants
Boston Chartbook: A Primer of Boston's Economy
Changing Patterns XII: Mortgage Lending to Traditionally Underserved Borrowers and Neighborhoods in Greater Boston, 1990 - 2004
Citizen Participation and Local Governmental Choice in Local Environmental Controversies
Community Economic Development in a Context of Globalization and Metropolization: A Comparison of Four North American Cities
Community Health Centers' Impact on the Political and Economic Environment
Community Policing and Youth as Assets
Economic and Fiscal Impact of the 2004 Democratic National Convention
Escaping from Crime of Inner Cities: Church Attendance and Religious Salience Among Disadvantaged Youth
Experimental Analysis of Neighborhood Effects on Youth
Extended Care Career Ladder Initiative (ECCLI) Round 2: Evaluation Report
Gender, Economic Context, Perceptions of Safety, and Quality of Life: A Case Study of Lowell, Massachusetts, 1982-1996
Higher Education in Boston: Intellectual Capital as a Cataylst for Economic Growth
House by House, Block by Block
Immigrant Entrepreneurs and Neighborhood Revitalization
Immigrant Homebuyers in Lawrence and Lowell, Massachusetts: Keys to Revitalization of Cities
Implementing Urban Waterfront Redevelopment in an Historic Context: A Case Study of the Boston Naval Shipyard- the Politics of Boston's Linkage Policy
Lessons from the World Trade Center for Open Space Planning Generally and Boston’s Big Dig Specifically
Linear Parks and Urban Neighbourhoods: A Study of the Crime Impact of the Boston South-west Corridor
Mortgage Lending to Traditionally Underserved Borrowers and Neighborhoods in Greater Boston, 1990 - 2003
Moving to Opportunity and Tranquility: Neighborhood Effects on Adult Self Sufficiency and Health from a Randomized Housing Voucher Experiment
New Hope and New Politics
Property Tax Limits and Local Fiscal Behavior: Did Massachusetts Cities and Towns Spend Too Little on Town Services Under Proposition 2½?
Public Projects and Citizen Participation: The Challenge of Coordinating Meaningful Public Involvement Over Time
Reflections on Community Process in the Multi-layered Communities of a Major Urban Development Project
Remaking Public Service Broadcasting: Lessons from Allston-Brighton Free Radio
Sewers in the City: A Case Study of Individual-Level Mortality and Public Health Initiatives in Northampton, Massachusetts at the Turn of the Century
Smart Growth: Education, Skilled Workers, and the Future of Cold-Weather Cities
Social Preservationists and the Quest for Authentic Community
Streets of Glory: Church and Community in a Black Urban Neighborhood
Strong Families, Strong Communities: A Report on the Family Circle Project
Subprime Mortgage Lending in Greater Boston, 2000 - 2003
The Boston Economy 2003
The Boston Economy 2004: Turning the Corner
Urban Planning, Community Participation, and the Roxbury Master Plan in Boston
Villa Victoria: The Transformation of Social Capital in a Boston Barrio
Windfalls, Wipeouts, Givings, and Takings in Dramatic Redevelopment Projects: Bargaining for Better Zoning on Density, Views, and Public Access

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