Neighborhood Conservation
Political Choices Under the Community Development Block Grant Program
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13782892 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sarah F Liebschutz (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Publication date | 1983-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Publius The Journal of Federalism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0048-5950 • E-ISSN: 1747-7107 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubjof.a037448 |
| OpenAlex | W1969534969 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
Neighborhood conservation is an objective widely espoused by American cities. But movement from advocacy of conservation to allocation of funds for specific neighborhoods involves difficult political choices for local officials who must respond to neighborhoods competing for scarce resources. The experience of Rochester, New York, the state's third largest city, closely parallels the national experience—shifts away from renewal and clearance activities to conservation and rehabilitation of marginal urban neighborhoods. Over the first six years of the CDBG program, Rochester officials changed from a general, inclusive approach to neighborhood conservation to a more targeted approach. These choices were shaped in response to local economic, demographic and political factors, including a well-organized network of neighborhood organizations. The article concludes that the Rochester experience led to strengthened relationships between neighborhood associations and city hall, but evidence of stabilization and revitalization in assisted city neighborhoods is inconclusive
Economic growth · Economics · Parallels · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Law · Public Administration · Urban Planning and Governance · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
| Citations per year | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1986 - 2008 (23) |
| Highly cited | No |