New Urban Development traces how locally induced housing cost increases led federal policy-makers to toss out the safeguards against lending excesses that had been put in place during the 1930s. But the story begins much earlier, during the colonial era, continuing up through the mortgage collapse that ushered in the recession of 2008. This history of these issues considers gentrification, environmentalism, sprawl, anti-sprawl movements, and more, and specifies thirteen changes to policies at the federal, state, and local ...
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New Urban Development traces how locally induced housing cost increases led federal policy-makers to toss out the safeguards against lending excesses that had been put in place during the 1930s. But the story begins much earlier, during the colonial era, continuing up through the mortgage collapse that ushered in the recession of 2008. This history of these issues considers gentrification, environmentalism, sprawl, anti-sprawl movements, and more, and specifies thirteen changes to policies at the federal, state, and local levels to provide better and less expensive urban housing, desirable neighborhoods, and thriving workplaces across the country.
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Fair. Binding is tight. Some highlighting at the beginning of the book. Cover has light shelf wear, bumped corners. No DJ. Your purchase benefits world-wide relief efforts of Mennonite Central Committee.
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Very Good. Rutgers University Press hardcover w/ DJ, NES, 2010. Book is VG+ to Near Fine, w/ clean text, binding tight enough to suggest it is unread. DJ is VG+ to Near Fine, w/ just a touch of edge/shelf wear (no tears or chips). Free delivery confirmation.
