Equality of opportunity and the importance of place : summary of a workshop / Joah G. Iannotta and Jane L. Ross ; Center for Social and Economic Studies, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Iannotta, Joah G.

Ross, Jane L.

National Research Council (U.S.). Center for Social and Economic Studies.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Metropolitan government--United States--Congresses.

Metropolitan government.

Urban policy--United States--Congresses.

Urban policy.

State-local relations--United States--Congresses.

State-local relations.

Cities and towns--United States--Congresses.

Cities and towns.

United States--Economic conditions--Congresses.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 73 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The National Research Council (NRC) recently conducted several projects concerning urban poverty, racial disparities, and opportunities to change metropolitan areas in ways that have positive effects on residents' well-being. In reports such as Governance and Opportunity in Metropolitan America (1999), place, space, and neighborhood have become important lenses through which to understand the factors affecting opportunity and well-being. After the publication of Governance and Opportunity, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services became interested in what insights research focused on place might offer in terms of improving the conditions of vulnerable families-a population about whom ASPE is particularly concerned. Because of its interest in the topic, ASPE provided generous support to the NRC to hold a workshop on the importance of place and to produce a report based on the findings of the workshop. This report, Equality of Opportunity and the Importance of Place, is the culmination of the NRC's work on behalf of ASPE.

Contents:

Front Matter; Acknowledgements; Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 Why Place Matters; 3 How Place Matters; 4 Where Do We Go from Here?; References; Appendix Workshop Materials

Notes:

"On November 14, 2001, a workshop entitled "Euality of Opportunity in Metropolitan Areas: The Importance of Place" was held at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C."--P. 4.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 64-65).

ISBN:

0-309-16935-6

1-280-18356-X

9786610183562

0-309-50248-9

OCLC:

817958827