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Evaluation of the Community Development Block Grant Formula.
Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 consolidated several categorical programs for community development into a single program of community development block grants. In order to provide for early Congressional reconsideration ...
Author(s): Harold Bunce
Accession Number: 19 | |
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Remedial Measures for Houses Damaged by Expansive Clay.
This report discusses remedial measures that can be used by owners of existing structures to prevent structural distress or to repair damage caused by foundation movements. The primary objective of this investigation was to use various soil ...
Accession Number: 18 | |
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Victimization, Fear of Crime and Altered Behavior: A Profile of the Crime Problem in Murphy Homes, Baltimore, Maryland.
Based on a survey of 145 households concerning members' criminal victimization during 1976, this report presents a profile of the crime problem at Murphy Homes, a public housing project in Baltimore, Md. The survey also questioned residents about ...
Accession Number: 17 | |
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Neighborhood Strategy Areas: A Guidebook for Local Government.
The purpose of this guidebook is to help local officials understand the Neighborhood Strategy Area (NSA) program goals, requirements, and constraints, and to assist them in preparing applications for participation in the program. The NSA program is ...
Author(s): Michael Ehrmann, Stephen Grathwohl, John Nolon
Accession Number: 16 | |
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Westchester County Rehabilitation Experience: A Report for Local Officials.
Publicly financed housing rehabilitation activities in Westchester County, N.Y., are reported. Twelve communities in the county have established rehabilitation and preservation programs financed in part by the community development block grant ...
Author(s): Michael Ehrmann
Accession Number: 15 | |
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Sweat Equity Homesteading of Multifamily Housing in New York City.
The "sweat equity" approach to urban homesteading in New York City is described as a unique process for involving previously unemployed community residents in the restoration of abandoned multiple unit buildings in severely deteriorated ...
Author(s): Howard Burchman, Josh Hill, Peter Judd, Charles La...
Accession Number: 14 | |
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Site Selection and Design for Disaster Housing Group Sites: Supporting Technical Data.
The provision of temporary housing for victims of natural disasters is analyzed, with attention to the selection, design, and development of group housing sites for mobile homes. Factors related to the selection and design of temporary housing sites ...
Accession Number: 13 | |
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Site Selection and Design for Disaster Housing Group Sites: Guidebook.
This report is designed to assist local officials and planners in selecting an appropriate site for temporary group housing for disaster victims, designing a site plan for effectively placing mobile home units on the site, and providing recommended ...
Accession Number: 12 | |
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Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program: The Loan Management Set-Aside.
To provide HUD with an early assessment of the Section 8 Loan Management Set - Aside Program, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research conducted a reconnaissance study of the program. Section 8 of the U.S. Housing ...
Author(s): Martin Abravanel, David Kaminsky, Paul Mancini, Jo...
Accession Number: 11 | |
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The Rediscovery of the Pedestrian. Twelve European Cities.
This book, an outgrowth of the More Streets for People public information program, evaluates pedestrian experiments in 12 selected European cities. It is addressed to community groups and individuals involved in promoting the creation of traffic - ...
Author(s): Roberto Brambilla, Gianni Longo
Accession Number: 10 | |
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