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Maximizing Underused Hospital-Owned Land for Affordable Housing

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

But changing zoning in New York City is a complicated, expensive, and political process. Finally, sustainability is a major consideration. In some cases, the current zoning will be too outdated to serve the anticipated needs of healthcare facilities, requiring zoning to be changed.

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Defining Community Engagement, Public Participation, Civic Engagement and More

Social Pinpoint

It means promoting the quality of life in a community, through both political and non-political processes.” It includes both paid and unpaid forms of political activism, environmentalism, and community and national service. Ultimately, it does seem that civic engagement has larger roots in wider social issues.