Foreword by Elizabeth Huttman

Introduction by Willem van Vliet--

Part I: Theoretical and Conceptual Perspectives

Congruence: The Evolution of a Contextual Concept by William Michelson

Prospects for Realizing Congruent Housing Environments by Raymod G. Studer

Residential Satisfaction: Its Uses and Limitations in Housing Research by Guido Francescato, Sue Weidemann, and James R. Anderson

Part II: Revitalization in the Inner City

The Multiformity of neighborhood Revitalization in the Netherlands by E.C.M. Machielse

Changing Patterns in Inner City Housing: A Canadian Example by Trudi E. Bunting

Ethnic Minorities, Scarce Housing Resources, and Urban Renewal in Britainby Taner Oc

Participation by Ethnic Minorities in Urban Renewal in the Netherlands by Karen Wuertz and To van der Pennen

Part III: Suburbs and Planned Communities

Suburbanization, Privatization, and Juvenile Delinquency: Some Possible Relationships by David Popenoe

Diversity in New Communities: A Cast Study of Reston, Virginia, at Age 20 by Sylvia F. Fava

Part IV: Aspects of Planning and Design

Shared Spaces, Small Spaces, and Spaces That Change: Examples of Housing Innovation in the United States by Karen A. Franck

Planning with Scarce Resources: The Miniaturizatio of an Urban Neighborhood by Joan C. Simon and Gerda R. Wekerle

High-Rise Estates and the Concentration of Poverty by Eva van Kempen

Part V: Aspects of Management and Ownership

Public Housing Communes: A Swedish Response to Postmaterial Demand by Alison E. Woodward

Coping with Condominiums in the Netherlands by Jan van Weesup

Peacetime Municipal Rent Control Lawsin the United States: Local Design Issues and Ideological Policy Debates byKenneth K. Baar

Part VI: Special Population Groups

Restricted Housing Markets for Female-Headed Housholds in U.S. Metropolitan Areas by Rebecca L. Smith and C. Lee Thomson

The Elderly in Central Tel Aviv by Yona Ginsburg

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