Abstract
In collaboration with the Centre de Recherches sur l’Habitat (CRH) in Paris, the Center for Urban Development Studies (CUDS) at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design documented community development strategies and neighborhood initiatives in La Goutte d’Or in Paris, France and the South End, Boston.
Activities included a seminar in Paris and a study tour of Boston community-based organizations for 21 French local governments and NGO representatives. The research was supported in part by PUCA (Le Plan Urbanisme, Construction et Architecture), an agency of the French Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing. Documents include a draft project summary, a project proposal in French, and bibliography.
Excerpt
[Excerpt: Proposal, “Partnerships and Urban Development in Older Neighborhoods in Paris and Boston,” 2002]
“Researchers from the two Centers have initiated joint activities to compare urban development in older and economically distressed neighborhoods in Paris and Boston and their respective economic, social and spatial manifestation. The research will provide a better understanding of the dynamics that drive urban development in older districts and their effect on neighborhood revitalization programs. Particular attention will be paid to the method local governments use to work in partnership with local communities in order to improve the quality of life and economic opportunities for lower-income residents. The research is focusing on older districts in transition including: La Goutte d’Or in Paris and St. Denis on the edge of Paris; and in Boston the South End and Dudley neighborhoods. In each city, the neighborhoods illustrate the challenges facing older districts today.”
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| Project Year: | 2004 |
| Project Type: | IEP; Education |
| Geographic Regions: | South End, Boston, USA / Goutte d’Or, Paris, France |
| Reports: | |
| Authors: | John Driscoll; Marie Hélène Bacqué; Yankel Fijalkow |
| Sponsors: | Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (French Government); National Science Foundation |
| Categories: | International Education Program; Executive Training Program; Education |
| ID: | 2004_00_001 |
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