The Stafford Act provides the financial framework for the federal disaster response. It is implemented through presidential declaration of an emergency. The basics of this process are outlined in report from CRS: Keith Bea, Federal Stafford Act Disaster Assistance: Presidential…
Daily Archives: September 20, 2010
Polder-geist: Greenlining American’s Ghost Cities
by treehuggress • • 5 Comments
While Portland, OR has dictated an urban growth boundary to prevent growth, many US cities have been dealing with an already overgrown urban footprint. Recognizing the fall of the American city, some deteriorating rust belt towns are venturing into un-developing…