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Stanley James Hallett | |
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| Born | October 6, 1930 |
| Died | November 24, 1998 (aged 68) |
| Alma mater | Dakota Wesleyan University Boston University Harvard University Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary |
| Organization(s) | Center for Neighborhood Technology ShoreBank Northwestern University Institute for Policy Research North Park University Metra Woodstock Institute |
| Movement | Civil rights movement |
| Spouse | Anne Carlson Hallett |
| Children | 4 |
Stanley James Hallett (October 6, 1930 – November 24, 1998) was an American urban planner and specialist in urban community development who helped seed numerous innovative initiatives and organizations throughout his career. With the bulk of his professional work taking place in Chicago, Hallett began by working in church civil rights and later turned increasingly toward community economic and environmental sustainability. He and colleagues together created Chicago's Center for Neighborhood Technology(CNT), South Shore Bank (later ShoreBank), Northwestern University's Center for Urban Affairs and Policy Research and other institutions. During his career he worked alongside numerous activists, journalists and religious leaders, including Martin Luther King Jr., Saul Alinsky, George McGovern and Studs Terkel.
One of the key concepts that Dr. Hallett would add to urban planning was the idea that there is an 'economy of neighborhoods'; Scott Bernstein, a Hallett disciple and co-founder of the CNT, told an interviewer: "Most economists don't admit to an economy of cities, let alone neighborhoods. Stan saw neighborhoods as a place where money flows in and out."[1]
- ^ Joravsky, Ben (March 26, 1998). "Anonymous Benefactor". Chicago Reader. Retrieved February 2, 2013.