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If you want people to act, provide them with the means to do so: neighborhood historic district sign lacking contact information

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

And I have written about historic district signage (" Reassessing historic preservation on account of it being National Historic Preservation Month ," 2010).

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Divided by Design? Urban Renewal’s Long-term Impact on Poverty and Income by Race

The Lowe Down

But while city-level outcomes are important, they don’t inform us about within-city dynamics. I test this idea using Collins and Shester’s methodology to analyze economic outcomes from three decades (1990, 2000, 2010) disaggregated by race (Black or White). All results were significant at a 95% level.

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Revisiting the Community Land Trust: An Academic Literature Review

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

CLTs offer reliable stewardship of community land assets and a long-term promise of affordable housing (Davis 2010). One-time investments in CLT properties can keep those properties affordable as long as the CLT exists, ensuring affordability for far longer (Institute for Community Economics 1982, Jacobus and Brown 2010, White 2011).

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Mapping the Cyber Threat Landscape

GovLoop

In February 2023, for example, the Defense Department’s inspector general found that “DoD personnel are downloading mobile applications to their DoD mobile devices that could pose operational and cybersecurity risks to DoD information and information systems.” Just the sheer volume of remaining work can be daunting.

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Risk, resilience, and security – the three key functions of public safety technology

Open Access Government - Technology News

This helps to inform emergency responders, and they can be configured specifically to suit the needs of different emergency services in different countries. A World Meteorological Organization report found that deaths during natural disasters fell from 50,000 in the 1970s to less than 20,000 in 2010.

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Lessons from 2023 VAD Academy: Systemic Racism is a Root Cause of Vacant Properties

Center for Community Progress

From 2010-2019, Franklin County, Ohio overvalued homes in predominantly Black, low-income neighborhoods by as much as 50 percent. Contact us at technicalassistance@communityprogress.org for more information about our services. Some cities, like Detroit, are working to correct the overvaluation with equity in mind.

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Modern Early Intervention Systems Create Economic Stability and Improved Quality of Life for Children and Families

Government Technology Insider

As of 2010, one in three infants and toddlers who received early intervention services required no additional intervention or access to special education in kindergarten and beyond. Early Intervention Supports Child Development Extensive research indicates that the first three years of life are pivotal for cognitive development.