Establish a Department of Housing and Urban Development


Book Description

Considers S. 497, to establish in the Executive Office of the President an Office of Community Development; and S. 1045 and S. 1599, to establish a Department of Housing and Urban Development.




Creating Defensible Space


Book Description

The appearance of Oscar Newman's Defensible SpaceÓ in 1972 signaled the establishment of a new criminological subdiscipline that has come to be called by many Crime Prevention Through Environmental DesignÓ or CPTED. Over the years, Mr. Newman's ideas have proven to have significant merit in helping the Nation's citizens reclaim their urban neighborhoods. This casebook will assist public & private organizations with the implementation of Defensible Space theory. This monograph draws directly from Mr. Newman's experience as consulting architect. Illustrations.




GIS for Housing and Urban Development


Book Description

The report describes potential applications of geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial analysis by HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research for understanding housing needs, addressing broader issues of urban poverty and community development, and improving access to information and services by the many users of HUD's data. It offers a vision of HUD as an important player in providing urban data to federal initiatives towards a spatial data infrastructure for the nation.




Department of Housing and Urban Development


Book Description

Considers H.R. 6654 and related bills, to establish HUD.