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The Long Beach, California, Civic Center Project
A Public-Private Partnership to Rehabilitate Municipal Infrastructure
Michael Bennon
December 2018, English
This case examines the process and mechanics of using the public-private partnership model to invest in local infrastructure in one U.S. city.
Inquiry Case Studies
Infrastructure, Local Government, Public Finance
December 2018, English
This case examines the process and mechanics of using the public-private partnership model to invest in local infrastructure in one U.S. city.
Inquiry Case Studies
Infrastructure, Local Government, Public Finance
The Valley of Ashes
New York City’s Next Great Neighborhood?
Donovan Finn
October 2018, English
Willets Point is an industrial neighborhood in NYC target of multiple redevelopment efforts. Significant opposition stalled these efforts. Debates continue over what should be built on the land.
Inquiry Case Studies
City and Regional Planning, Land Use and Zoning, Poverty and Inequality
October 2018, English
Willets Point is an industrial neighborhood in NYC target of multiple redevelopment efforts. Significant opposition stalled these efforts. Debates continue over what should be built on the land.
Inquiry Case Studies
City and Regional Planning, Land Use and Zoning, Poverty and Inequality
Community Toilets and the Challenge of Urban Sanitation in Nairobi, Kenya
Carlos Rufín and Johann Frield
October 2018, English
The case focuses on the growth of community toilets in Nairobi’s sprawling informal settlements.
Inquiry Case Studies
Economic Development, Informal Settlements, Infrastructure
October 2018, English
The case focuses on the growth of community toilets in Nairobi’s sprawling informal settlements.
Inquiry Case Studies
Economic Development, Informal Settlements, Infrastructure
Informal Settlements and Rights in Conflict
An Inquiry Case of Guryong Village Land Development in Seoul, South Korea
Jongwoong Kim
October 2018, English
This inquiry case focuses on the complicated decision-making process of urban development in Seoul, South Korea. How can a controversial slum development project be best planned?
Inquiry Case Studies
Housing, Informal Settlements, Land Markets, Poverty and Inequality
October 2018, English
This inquiry case focuses on the complicated decision-making process of urban development in Seoul, South Korea. How can a controversial slum development project be best planned?
Inquiry Case Studies
Housing, Informal Settlements, Land Markets, Poverty and Inequality
Mystic River
A Quest for Climate Equity
Ann Rappaport
October 2018, English
This case study reveals tensions between community vulnerability and capacity to act, inviting consideration of both community-centric and collective solutions.
Inquiry Case Studies
Climate Change, Environment, Water
October 2018, English
This case study reveals tensions between community vulnerability and capacity to act, inviting consideration of both community-centric and collective solutions.
Inquiry Case Studies
Climate Change, Environment, Water
Post-Disaster Recovery of Public Housing in Galveston, Texas
An Opportunity for Whom?
Jane Rongerude and Sara Hamideh
October 2018, English
This case study highlights post-disaster challenges and opportunities, encouraging readers to ask who benefits from recovery efforts and who bears the costs.
Inquiry Case Studies
City and Regional Planning, Housing, Informal Settlements, Poverty and Inequality
October 2018, English
This case study highlights post-disaster challenges and opportunities, encouraging readers to ask who benefits from recovery efforts and who bears the costs.
Inquiry Case Studies
City and Regional Planning, Housing, Informal Settlements, Poverty and Inequality
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