Housing and Neighborhood Dynamics: A Simulation Study

by John F. Kain and William C. Apgar Jr.

This book assesses the effects of spatially concentrated programs for housing and neighborhood improvement. These programs provide direct assistance to low-income property owners in an attempt to arrest neighborhood decline and encourage revitalization.

The authors used the Harvard Urban Development Simulation Model (HUDS) in evaluating these programs. HUDS, a large-scale computer model, represents the process of housing rehabilitation,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674409302
• ISBN13: 9780674409309
• Release Date: June 1985
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.5"