Rebuilding the Research Capacity at HUD
National Research Council / Division Of Behavioral And Social Scienc / Center for Economic Governance and Inter Today, the nation faces an array of housing and urban policy challenges. No federal department other than HUD focuses explicitly on the well-being of urban places or on the spatial relationships among people and economic activities in urban areas. If HUD, Congress, mayors, and other policy makers are to respond effectively to urban issues, they need a much more robust and effective Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R, ). PD&R, cond...