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A History of Ohio Land Banking 2009–2021: From Legislation to Operation

Center for Community Progress

At the height of the foreclosure crisis post-2008, a group of elected officials, community development practitioners, and lawyers came together to craft a strategy to respond to the hemorrhaging real estate market in Ohio. Although the rate of foreclosure in Cuyahoga County had declined as of 2020, much remedial work remains unfinished.

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Prince George's County Film Festival: developing an ecosystem supporting digital media production

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The first film to represent Prince George’s that came to mind for her was a 2020 documentary about the county’s long list of accomplished basketball players. As pointed out in the Post article, if you want to develop a functioning if not thriving film community, you need to support its development, and a film festival is an element that does.

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2023 Year-End Boxscore Charts, Billboard Magazine

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

about the importance of CapitalOne Arena on the development of Downtown's East End. Fort Worth Star-Telegram ). I argued it would have happened anyway. said "no, the Arena has had significant impact." The reality is that he was right (" More sports: sports-anchored entertainment districts and LA Live."

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Future of Government Awards 2023 celebrate use of technology to transform people’s lives

AWS Public Sector Blog

A core focus of the Future of Government Awards is the importance of open source,” said Joe Hooper, director of the UNDP Global Centre for Technology, Innovation, and Sustainable Development. She served as executive director from its formation until 2020.

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More systematic equity and revitalization planning as an imperative and opportunity in the suburbs: Northern Virginia

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The report, “ Lost Opportunities: The Persistence of Disadvantaged Neighborhoods in Northern Virginia ,” compares census data from 2009-13 and 2017-21 for Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William counties and the city of Alexandria to understand the social and economic changes the region has experienced over time.

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La Manplesa: documentary on the Latino "riots" in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of DC, 1991

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

1/2, Meeting the Moment: SPECIAL ISSUE (FALL 2020), pp. I don’t think we had been aggressive enough in embracing this new population that was developing in the city. But the 2009 blog entry indicates that the problem continues. 35-37 (3 pages) Latino emigration to DC was tied to unrest in Central and South America.

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The Impact of GDP shocks on Fertility Rates

The Lowe Down

In 2020, most of the world suffered negative economic shocks as the uncertainty of a new disease stunned human societies and resulted in significant GDP downturns for many counties. Among the many questions and concerns that have emerged since early 2020, the impact of the virus-caused shock on fertility rates is particularly interesting.

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