Acknowledgments 1 Introduction to the Field 2 Institutional Context ESSAYS Technology, Data, and Institutional Change in Local Government Cory Fleming From Tornadoes to Transit: How Data Sharing Has Strengthened Community Development in the Twin Cities Jacob Wascalus and Jeff Matson 3 Progress in Data and Technology ESSAY Mashup City: Tools for Urban Life and Urban Progress in the Internet Age Greg Sanders 4 A Framework for Indicators and Decisionmaking 5 Using Data for Neighborhood Improvement ESSAY S Neighborhood Data and Locally Driven Community Change Robert J. Chaskin Cutting Through the Fog: Helping Communities See a Clearer Path to Stabilization Lisa Nelson 6 Using Data for City and Regional Strategies ESSAY S Creating and Using Neighborhood Data to Shape a More Equitable Regional Greenspace Policy Meg Merrick and Sheila Martin A Solvable Problem Hidden in Plain View: When Monitoring the Right Data Makes All the Difference Hedy N. Chang 7 Advances in Analytic Methods for Neighborhood Data ESSAY S The Dynamic Neighborhood Taxonomy: An Innovative Typology for Community and Economic Development Riccardo Bodini Neighborhoods, Neighborhood Effects, and Residential Mobility: A Holistic View and Future Directions George Galster and Lina Hedman Beyond Mapping: Spatial Analytics and Evaluation of Place-Based Programs Julia Koschinsky 8 The Potential and the Way Forward About the Authors About the Essayists
