Schools and urban revitalization : rethinking institutions and community development / by Kelly L. Patterson

1.Institutions and the New Normal for Community Development / Kelly L. Patterson and Robert Mark Silverman --
2.Anchoring Community Development to Schools and Neighborhoods: A Renewed Tradition of Putting People First / Robert Mark Silverman --
3.Shrinking Cities, Growing Adversaries: The Politics of Territory for Community Nonprofits in 'Shrinking City' Planning Processes / Janice Bockmeyer --
4.Anchor-Driven Redevelopment in a Very Weak Market: The Case of Midtown, Detroit / Avis C. Vidal --
5.A Dual Nature: The Archdiocesan Community Development Corporation / Bethany J. Welch --
6.Anchor Institutions and Disenfranchised Communities: Lessons for DHS and St. Elizabeths / Margaret Cowell, Heike Mayer --
7.Back to the Future: Public Schools as Neighborhood Anchor Institutions-The Choice Neighborhood Initiative in Buffalo, New York / Henry Louis Taylor, Jr., Linda McGlynn, and D. Gavin Luter --
8.Assessing the State of the Village: Multi-method, Multi-level Analyses for Comprehensive Community Change / John M. Wallace, Jr. and Samantha N. Teixeira --
9.Youth Organizing for School and Neighborhood Improvement / Brian D. Christens, Jessica J. Collura, Michael A Kopish, Matea Varvodić --
10.Public Schools as Centers for Building Social Capital in Urban Communities: A Case Study of the Logan Square Neighborhood Association in Chicago / Mark R. Warren --
11.Building Schools and Community Connections: Outreach and Activism for New Schools in Southeast Los Angeles / Greta Kirschenbaum Brownlow.

"New research in community development shows that institutions matter. Where the private sector disinvests from the inner city, public and nonprofit institutions step in and provide engines to economic revitalization and promote greater equity in society. Schools and Urban Revitalization collects emerging research in this field, with special interest in new school-neighborhood partnerships that lead today's most vibrant policy responses to urban blight. Adapted from a recent issue of Community Development, Patterson and Silverman collect some of the emerging literature on anchor institutions like schools, universities, churches and cultural centers, and offer a new paradigm for neighbourhood revitalization, exploring its advantages and challenges. While many scholars have come to criticize the "meds and eds" model of organizing around schools and hospitals, the essays show the unique role public schools play in urban revitalization. With case studies from across the United States, including large and mid-sized cities, Schools and Urban Revitalization shows the vital role that schools play in bridging citizens to larger institutions, and more importantly, connecting disenfranchised residents to society."