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Carl Grodach - Urban Revitalization: Remaking cities in a changing world - 9780415730549 - V9780415730549
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Urban Revitalization: Remaking cities in a changing world

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Description for Urban Revitalization: Remaking cities in a changing world Paperback. Num Pages: 258 pages, 36 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white tables, 31 black & white halftones, 5 bla. BIC Classification: JFSG; RGC; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 174. .
Following decades of neglect and decline, many US cities have undergone a dramatic renaissance. From New York to Nashville and Pittsburgh to Portland governments have implemented innovative redevelopment strategies to adapt to a globally integrated, post-industrial economy and cope with declining industries, tax bases, and populations. However, despite the prominence of new amenities in revitalized neighborhoods, spectacular architectural icons, and pedestrian friendly entertainment districts, the urban comeback has been highly uneven. Even thriving cities are defined by a bifurcated population of creative class professionals and a low-wage, low-skilled workforce. Many are home to diverse and thriving immigrant communities, but also ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
258
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415730549
SKU
V9780415730549
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1

Reviews for Urban Revitalization: Remaking cities in a changing world
'In this boldly comprehensive book, Carl Grodach and Renia Ehrenfeucht provide a wonderful historical and theoretical overview of urban revitalization, offering at the same time real-life planning and policy tools, data collection techniques and methodologies to help reinvent and reconfigure our cities and suburbs. Urban Revitalization: Remaking Cities in a Changing World is an excellent, fresh and illuminating book that ... Read more

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