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MODEL CITIES PROGRAM - A COMPARTIVE ANALYSIS OF THE PLANNING PROCESS IN ELEVEN CITIES - ATLANTA, CAMBRIDGE, DAYTON, DENVER, DETROIT, GARY, PITTSBURGH, READING, RICHMOND, ROCHESTER, AND ANTONIO

NCJ Number
25201
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1970
Length
72 pages
Annotation
EXAMINATION OF APPROACHES TAKEN BY VARIOUS FIRST ROUND CITIES TO RESPOND TO THE REQUIREMENTS, GENERAL AND DETAILED, OUTLINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT PLANNING MODEL.
Abstract
THE REPORT ILLUSTRATES THE DIFFICULTIES CITIES HAD IN RESPONDING TO THE PROGRAM'S PLANNING REQUIREMENTS, AND DEFINES THE REASONS FOR THESE DIFFICULTIES, FIVE BASIC PLANNING SYSTEMS APPEARED IN THE ELEVEN CITIES. THESE WERE STAFF DOMINANCE, STAFF INFLUENCE, STAFF-RESIDENT PARITY, RESIDENT INFLUENCE, AND RESIDENT DOMINANCE THE REPORT ANALYZES FACTORS INFLUENCING THE TYPE OF PLANNING SYSTEM WHICH EVOLVED IN EACH OF THE CITIES. THE THREE FACTORS IDENTIFIED AS PRIMARY WERE SOCIAL TURBULENCE, THE NATURE OF THE RESIDENT GROUP, AND THE ROLE OF THE CITY'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE. FOR OTHER DOCUMENTS ON THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM, SEE NCJ-25202 THROUGH NCJ-25204.