findings, shared throughout the entirety of the book, are shared in such a way that the reader al... more findings, shared throughout the entirety of the book, are shared in such a way that the reader almost feels like they are a part of the experience. This book left me wanting to know why the author invested so much time in these communities and on the topic of housing justice. Often, ethnographers will share their “biases” up front, explaining the draw to a particular topic. With this tradition, many academic readers have been trained to question what’s behind the story being told. While presentation of this information is not required, the information provides additional knowledge of the author’s vantage point. Lichterman does not disappoint. In Appendix II, he describes his positionality. In my opinion, Lichterman’s most interesting findings challenge historical notions of the roles of civic and governmental sectors as parties to the growth machine. Lichterman’s work highlights the fact that governmental officials, for example, can be participants in a community of interest. They do not have to operate separately or in competition with communities of interests, such as housing justice advocates. For planning practitioners and housing scholars alike, this finding is important as we seek to better understand how to build successful coalitions that will continuously seek to expand housing options for those who continuously struggle to find permanent, safe, and affordable housing.
Journal of Planning Education and Research, May 9, 2014
the block level. All three CDCs choose to target their work but organizational differences and go... more the block level. All three CDCs choose to target their work but organizational differences and governmental policies both helped and hindered their progress. The chapter contributes well to the theme of the book, broadens the research that is given in other chapters, and serves as a solid example of research writing for master’s-level students and beyond. In “Part III: What Should the City Become after Abandonment?” the first three of four chapters initiate conversations about the normative values for abandoned cities. Respectively, the chapters cover the creating of an abandoned city planning model, a sustainability model for such cities, and an urban design model for rightsizing these cities. In Chapter 10, Beauregard begins the search for an ideal model to use in planning for shrinking cities by setting out the steps used by the National Vacant Properties Campaign and then offering modifications that expand the model to include politics and implementation. Schilling and Vasudevan follow with “The Promise of Sustainability Planning for Regenerating Older Industrial Cities,” and Ryan sets out a very orderly vision of the possibility of rightsizing abandoned cities. The final chapter by Dewar, Kelly, and Morrison brings the discussion back full circle of what may be the goals of planning for abandoned cities by reviewing and summarizing the lessons learned in two of the cities that have successfully created plans for addressing the situation: Youngstown, Ohio, and Flint, Michigan. This chapter also reiterates the editors’ goal to have this book be of assistance to general readers and planners who are willing to take on the challenges of abandoned cities. They and their authors have accomplished this quite handily and have contributed significantly to the knowledge base that will be needed to address the issues raised by abandoned cities.
The hydrological cycle is responsible for precipitation, evaporation, condensation, infiltration,... more The hydrological cycle is responsible for precipitation, evaporation, condensation, infiltration, and runoff of water in the hydrosphere. Human actions in the urban arena are affecting the hydrologic cycle, to detrimental effect, including: flooding, drought, and polluted drinking water. I obtained soil samples from four separate land-cover types, weighed, saturated with water, and dried the soils. Using the soil samples from urbanized and non-urbanized land-covers in Cheboygan, MI, this study determined that bulk density and porosity of the soil, measures of soil compaction and water storage capability, were more affected in highly urbanized land-covers than in non-disturbed land-covers. Anthropogenic sources of changes to the hydrologic cycle will need to be ameliorated by further human actions before the hydrologic cycle can recover.http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/55061/1/3506.pdfDescription of 3506.pdf : Access restricted to on-site users at the U-M Biological Station
findings, shared throughout the entirety of the book, are shared in such a way that the reader al... more findings, shared throughout the entirety of the book, are shared in such a way that the reader almost feels like they are a part of the experience. This book left me wanting to know why the author invested so much time in these communities and on the topic of housing justice. Often, ethnographers will share their “biases” up front, explaining the draw to a particular topic. With this tradition, many academic readers have been trained to question what’s behind the story being told. While presentation of this information is not required, the information provides additional knowledge of the author’s vantage point. Lichterman does not disappoint. In Appendix II, he describes his positionality. In my opinion, Lichterman’s most interesting findings challenge historical notions of the roles of civic and governmental sectors as parties to the growth machine. Lichterman’s work highlights the fact that governmental officials, for example, can be participants in a community of interest. They do not have to operate separately or in competition with communities of interests, such as housing justice advocates. For planning practitioners and housing scholars alike, this finding is important as we seek to better understand how to build successful coalitions that will continuously seek to expand housing options for those who continuously struggle to find permanent, safe, and affordable housing.
Journal of Planning Education and Research, May 9, 2014
the block level. All three CDCs choose to target their work but organizational differences and go... more the block level. All three CDCs choose to target their work but organizational differences and governmental policies both helped and hindered their progress. The chapter contributes well to the theme of the book, broadens the research that is given in other chapters, and serves as a solid example of research writing for master’s-level students and beyond. In “Part III: What Should the City Become after Abandonment?” the first three of four chapters initiate conversations about the normative values for abandoned cities. Respectively, the chapters cover the creating of an abandoned city planning model, a sustainability model for such cities, and an urban design model for rightsizing these cities. In Chapter 10, Beauregard begins the search for an ideal model to use in planning for shrinking cities by setting out the steps used by the National Vacant Properties Campaign and then offering modifications that expand the model to include politics and implementation. Schilling and Vasudevan follow with “The Promise of Sustainability Planning for Regenerating Older Industrial Cities,” and Ryan sets out a very orderly vision of the possibility of rightsizing abandoned cities. The final chapter by Dewar, Kelly, and Morrison brings the discussion back full circle of what may be the goals of planning for abandoned cities by reviewing and summarizing the lessons learned in two of the cities that have successfully created plans for addressing the situation: Youngstown, Ohio, and Flint, Michigan. This chapter also reiterates the editors’ goal to have this book be of assistance to general readers and planners who are willing to take on the challenges of abandoned cities. They and their authors have accomplished this quite handily and have contributed significantly to the knowledge base that will be needed to address the issues raised by abandoned cities.
The hydrological cycle is responsible for precipitation, evaporation, condensation, infiltration,... more The hydrological cycle is responsible for precipitation, evaporation, condensation, infiltration, and runoff of water in the hydrosphere. Human actions in the urban arena are affecting the hydrologic cycle, to detrimental effect, including: flooding, drought, and polluted drinking water. I obtained soil samples from four separate land-cover types, weighed, saturated with water, and dried the soils. Using the soil samples from urbanized and non-urbanized land-covers in Cheboygan, MI, this study determined that bulk density and porosity of the soil, measures of soil compaction and water storage capability, were more affected in highly urbanized land-covers than in non-disturbed land-covers. Anthropogenic sources of changes to the hydrologic cycle will need to be ameliorated by further human actions before the hydrologic cycle can recover.http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/55061/1/3506.pdfDescription of 3506.pdf : Access restricted to on-site users at the U-M Biological Station
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