The Organization of Hope: Communities Planning Themselves (Suny Series on Urban Public Policy,)

By Howell S. Baum

Book Overview

Analyzes the future of urban communities and presents models for community planning, taking into account different classes, ethnicities, and cultures.

The Organization of Hope tells the stories of a Jewish community and a white ethnic community as they plan for their futures. Though they differ in class, ethnicity, and culture, they struggle with the same questions: What identity will hold their communities together? How can they plan for their communities' economic, social, and spiritual survival? The book analyzes the future of urban communities, and presents models for community planning.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791431940
• ISBN13: 9780791431948
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher