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    26. Black asset ownership: Does ethnicity matter?

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Martin,Lori Latrice (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    2009
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Social science research
    Journal Title Details:
    38(2) : 312-323
    Notes:
    Recent research has shown blacks are not all equally disadvantaged when compared with whites. In some cases blacks surpass whites in terms of median income, especially foreign-born blacks. Yet, blacks fare worse when compared with whites on indicators of asset ownership. Despite that, some black ethnic groups including those with roots in the Caribbean or from Africa have been shown to have higher rates of home ownership and higher housing values than African-Americans.

    27. Brown County Year 2020: Land Use and Transportation Plan - Final Report

    Collection:
    City Planning and Landscape Architecture (CPLA)
    Contributers:
    HNTB Inc. (author)
    Format:
    Book
    Publication Date:
    1996-08
    Location:
    City Planning & Landscape Architecture Reference and Resource Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 12; Folder: 1
    CPLA Sub-Collection:
    Lake Michigan Development Project
    Notes:
    Contains a Report Summary with the same title. The brochure unfolds into a recommended land use plan map.

    28. Building Earthquake-Resistant Houses in Haiti: The Homeowner-Driven Model

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Hausler,Elizabeth (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    Oct 2010
    Published:
    Cambridge, MA: MIT Press
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Innovations (Innovations)
    Journal Title Details:
    5(4) : 91-115
    Notes:
    Part of a special journal issue dedicated to strategies for societal renewal in Haiti., It's not the earthquake that kills people, it's the collapse of buildings that were poorly designed and built. This case narrative describes a building model that will work for Haiti and why it is critical to use a homeowner-driven model rather than a donor-driven one.