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As the development debate rages on, it has been the better-organized, better-financed developer who has been winning out over neighborhood homeowners. Written by a streetwise, battle-hardened expert who has beaten developers time and again, this complete how-to guide is packed with important information on how to protect your neighborhood from outside encroachment.

Table of Contents
Partial table of contents:

DEVELOPMENT BASICS.

Finding Out What's Coming.

Telling the People Who Need to Know.

Understanding the Process.

THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZING.

The Organizational Who.

How to Get Organized.

What You're Working For.

Know the Enemy!

DEVELOPMENT CASES.

Saving Your Light and Air.

Saving an Old Building.

Saving the Suburbs.

Saving the Corner Store.

The Really Hard Cases.

AFTER THE HEARING IS OVER.

Losing Round One.

Winning and What Comes After.

A Select Bibliography.

Glossary.

Resource Guide.

Index.

Saving the Neighborhood

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Published 29 June 1995
      ISBN-13 9780471144205
      978-0471144205
      ISBN-10 0471144207
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      Architecture

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      As the development debate rages on, it has been the better-organized, better-financed developer who has been winning out over neighborhood homeowners. Written by a streetwise, battle-hardened expert who has beaten developers time and again, this complete how-to guide is packed with important information on how to protect your neighborhood from outside encroachment.

      Table of Contents
      Partial table of contents:

      DEVELOPMENT BASICS.

      Finding Out What's Coming.

      Telling the People Who Need to Know.

      Understanding the Process.

      THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZING.

      The Organizational Who.

      How to Get Organized.

      What You're Working For.

      Know the Enemy!

      DEVELOPMENT CASES.

      Saving Your Light and Air.

      Saving an Old Building.

      Saving the Suburbs.

      Saving the Corner Store.

      The Really Hard Cases.

      AFTER THE HEARING IS OVER.

      Losing Round One.

      Winning and What Comes After.

      A Select Bibliography.

      Glossary.

      Resource Guide.

      Index.

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