Rebuilding the research capacity at HUD / Committee to Evaluate the Research Plan of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Center for Economic, Governance, and International Studies, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Academies Press (U.S.)

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee to Evaluate the Research Plan of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development--Evaluation.

United States.

Housing policy--Research--United States.

Housing policy.

Housing policy--United States--Evaluation.

Urban policy--Research--United States.

Urban policy.

Urban policy--United States--Evaluation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (237 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Today, the nation faces an array of housing and urban policy challenges. No federal department other than HUD focuses explicitly on the well-being of urban places or on the spatial relationships among people and economic activities in urban areas. If HUD, Congress, mayors, and other policy makers are to respond effectively to urban issues, they need a much more robust and effective Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R). PD&R conducts independent research and program evaluation, funds data collection and research by outside organizations, and provides policy advice to the Secretary and to other offices in HUD. Most of PD&R's work is of high quality, relevant, timely, and useful. With adequate resources, PD&R could lead the nation's ongoing process of learning, debate, and experimentation about critical housing and urban development challenges. Rebuilding the Research Capacity at HUD makes seven major recommendations about PD&R's resources and responsibilities, including more active engagement with policy makers, formalizing various informal practices, strengthening surveys and data sets, and more. Acknowledging that the current level of funding for PD&R is inadequate, the book also makes several additional recommendations to help enable PD&R to reach its full potential.

Contents:

""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Background""; ""3 Evaluation of External Research""; ""4 Evaluation of Technology Research""; ""5 Evaluation of In-House Research""; ""6 Evaluation of Policy Development and Program Support""; ""7 Evaluation of Public-Use Data Sets""; ""8 Dissemination""; ""9 The Relationship Between Research and Policy Development""; ""10 Loss of Capacity and Its Consequences""; ""11 Vision for the Future: Recommendations""; ""References""; ""Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff""; ""Acronyms""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-213).

ISBN:

9786611972899

9780309177832

0309177839

9780309125680

0309125685

9781281972897

1281972894

OCLC:

923279643