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Invisible City
John I. Gilderbloom
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Description for Invisible City
paperback. A provocative look at the true forces that shape housing markets, challenging mainstream theories of supply and demand and calling for a new way to provide shelter to cities' most overlooked inhabitantsothe elderly, the disabled and the poor Num Pages: 281 pages, 30 b&w illus., 4 figures, 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JKSB; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 15. Weight in Grams: 596.
A legendary figure in the realms of public policy and academia, John Gilderbloom is one of the foremost urban-planning researchers of our time, producing groundbreaking studies on housing markets, design, location, regulation, financing, and community building. Now, in Invisible City, he turns his eye to fundamental questions regarding housing for the elderly, the disabled, and the poor. Why is it that some locales can offer affordable, accessible, and attractive housing, while the large majority of cities fail to do so? Invisible City calls for a brave new housing paradigm that makes the needs of marginalized populations visible to policy makers.Drawing ... Read more
A legendary figure in the realms of public policy and academia, John Gilderbloom is one of the foremost urban-planning researchers of our time, producing groundbreaking studies on housing markets, design, location, regulation, financing, and community building. Now, in Invisible City, he turns his eye to fundamental questions regarding housing for the elderly, the disabled, and the poor. Why is it that some locales can offer affordable, accessible, and attractive housing, while the large majority of cities fail to do so? Invisible City calls for a brave new housing paradigm that makes the needs of marginalized populations visible to policy makers.Drawing ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
281
Condition
New
Number of Pages
281
Place of Publication
Austin, TX, United States
ISBN
9780292717107
SKU
V9780292717107
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About John I. Gilderbloom
John Ingram Gilderbloom is Professor of Urban and Public Affairs in the Graduate Program in Urban and Public Affairs at the University of Louisville. He also directs the University's Center for Sustainable Urban Neighborhoods and was a consultant to the Clinton administration. Gilderbloom has received numerous academic and professional awards, along with congressional and presidential recognition, throughout his twenty-five-year career. ... Read more
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