| ILLUSTRATIONS |
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| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS |
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| INTRODUCTION |
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| What this book is about and who it is for |
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| Rationale for selecting the three case studies |
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| Case Study One: The Five Oaks Community in Dayton, OH |
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| Case Study Two: The Clason Point Project |
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| Case Study Three: Dispersing Public Housing, Yonkers |
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| Presentation format |
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| Chapter I: DEFENSIBLE SPACE PRINCIPLES |
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| The concept |
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| Evolution of the concept |
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| The private streets of St. Louis |
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| The effect of housing form on the ability to control areas |
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| Summary of the effect of building type on behavior |
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| The effect of building type on residents' control of streets
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| Social factors and their interaction with the physical |
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| The suitability of building types to life-style groups |
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| Factors influencing crime and instability |
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| Chapter II: MINI-NEIGHBORHOODS IN FIVE OAKS , DAYTON |
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| Initiating the process |
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| Initial presentations to city staff and the community |
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| Community participation in mini-neighborhood design |
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| Traffic studies |
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| Description of the Five Oaks mini-neighborhood plan |
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| The alley problem in Dayton |
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| Allied measures for stabilizing the community |
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| Evaluation of the modifications |
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| Limits to the application of the mini-neighborhood concept |
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| Chapter III: THE CLASON POINT EXPERIMENT |
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| Redefinition of grounds |
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| Resurfacing of buildings |
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| Redevelopment of the central area |
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| Effectiveness of the modifications |
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| Learning from experience |
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| Chapter IV: SCATTERED-SITE PUBLIC HOUSING IN YONKERS
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| Design principles |
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| Problems in controlling the design process |
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| Selection of residents |
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| Training of residents |
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| Results |
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| Evaluation |
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| REFERENCES |
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| Addendum A: DEFENSIBLE SPACE GUIDELINES USED IN YONKERS RFP |
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| Background |
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| Definitions |
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| Selection of proposals |
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| Zoning |
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| Design criteria |
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| Selection of proposals |
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| Proposal evaluation criteria |
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| Addendum B: TENANT TRAINING |
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| Tenant relocation |
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128
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| Home maintenance |
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128
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| Interpersonal relations |
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| Safety/security |
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| Community resources |
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