Deconcentration by demolition : public housing, poverty, and urban policy
Ghetto ; Housing ; Housing policy ; Poverty ; Public sector ; Segregation ; Spatial concentration ; United States of America ; Urban area ; Urban policy
Concentration spatiale ; Espace urbain ; Etats-Unis ; Ghetto ; Logement ; Pauvreté ; Politique du logement ; Politique urbaine ; Secteur public ; Ségrégation
be demolished and the residents relocated. The A. argues that such federal public housing policies are based on a conceptually inadequate understanding of the role of space and of spatial influences on poverty and on the behavior of poor people.
The geographic concentration of low-income, minority residents in public housing projects located in the inner city constitutes the fundamental problem facing US cities. Public housing, which concentrates low-income people in the inner city, must
Publicpolicy and the dynamics of urban settlement system in Nigeria
The high growth rate of urban population has brought many problems. To solve these, the authors suggest that at both macro-and micro-level governement policy should be combined with public participation. (EMS).
A study on regional allocation of investments for redistribution policy of population
Allocation régionale ; Géographie humaine ; Investissement public ; Modèle ; Planification ; Répartition de la population
This paper presents the regional allocation model of public investments for the redistribution policy of population and one detailed simulation concentrating on the controllability of the degree of local autonomy. Its considers also the simple
transport policy model for the redistribution. - (SGA)
Geography and publicpolicy : the case of the missing agenda
Cultural studies ; Economic geography ; Human geography ; Impact ; Policy ; Publicpolicy ; Research ; Social geography
The impact of geography on the policy realm has been limited. The A. argues that much contemporary social and economic geography research renders it of little practical relevance for policy. The more significant reasons are : the effects
Private lifestyles, changing neighborhoods, and public life : a problem in organized complexity in Housing, policy and urban innovation.
The paper looks first at lifestyles and asks about their consequences for neighborhoods and public life. It focuses on the design and scale of residential neighborhoods and their relation to lifestyles and public life. It asks about the character
Geomorphic studies of landslides in the Tully Valley, New York : implications for publicpolicy and planning
Geomorphology in the public eye : policy issues, education, and the public. Special issue
This paper describes the effects of the 1993 landslide, reports on the results of several follow-up investigations and geomorphic studies, and examines the implications of the landslide for publicpolicy and planning in the Tully Valley community.
Community ; Comparative study ; Gentrification ; Neighbourhood ; Publicpolicy ; Redevelopment ; Urban change ; Urban development ; Urban fragmentation ; Urban geography ; Urban policy ; Urban society
The primary objective of this special issue is to engage in comparative analyses with a focus on policy issues. The eleven papers show how, in cities and countries around the world, gentrification has become an active part of publicpolicy based
on a “blueprint” that is contextually adjusted. During the most recent phase, the process has become fully incorporated into publicpolicy. The redevelopment of London’s Docklands provided the ideal typical case. There is a new relationship between gentrification
Economie géographique et secteur public : des infrastructures de transport à la concurrence fiscale
Factor of production ; Investment ; Location ; Model ; Publicpolicy ; Public sector ; Public service ; Spatial economy ; Taxation system ; Transport cost
Coût de transport ; Economie spatiale ; Facteur de production ; Fiscalité ; Investissement ; Localisation ; Modèle ; Politique publique ; Secteur public ; Service public
Etat des lieux des modèles d'économie spatiale intégrant un secteur public. Les premiers modèles sont centrés sur les effets des investissements publics en infrastructures sur les équilibres de localisations. Les modèles plus récents s'intéressent
Uncertainties of public opinion on energy consumption across enlarged European Union : an explanatory analysis
Energy ; Energy consumption ; Energy policy ; Europe ; European Union ; Globalization ; Public opinion
concerned with their opinion on energy politics. The analysis in this paper indicates that in view of the current public opinion the development of energy policies at the EU level is seemingly also beset by considerable uncertainties and risks of insuficient
The paper is concerned with new challenges of EU energy policies and with attitudes of citizens towards energy consumption. The EU energy policy-making recognises the importance of sustainable energy consumption habits of citizens and is also
Geography and publicpolicy at the national scale. (Paper presented at the Association of American geographers annual meeting in 1984, on the theme: geography and publicpolicy)
Geography and state-local publicpolicy. (Paper presented at the Association of American geographers annual meeting in 1984, on the theme: geography and publicpolicy)
The quest for a balanced ethnic mix : Singapore's ethnic quota policy examined
Ethnic community ; Ethnic composition ; Housing ; Housing policy ; Public sector ; Residential mobility ; Singapore ; Social group ; Urban district
Composition ethnique ; Ethnie ; Groupe social ; Logement ; Mobilité résidentielle ; Politique du logement ; Quartier ; Quota ; Secteur public ; Singapour
The article examines the impact of the quota policy on the buying and renting, as well as the selling or letting. The differential response by the various ethnic groups is revealed.
The UK regional shopping centre. The challenge for publicpolicy
Retailing, publicpolicy and urban retail planning. Proceedings of the international symposium
Government policy ; Outer conurbation area ; Retail trade ; Shopping behaviour ; United Kingdom
Using the results of a major study into the impact of major out-of-town retail activity, this paper considers the ways in which these development have changed shopping behaviour and the implications for UK retail planning policy in the years ahead.