Economic revitalization : cases and strategies for city and suburb / Joan Fitzgerald, Nancey Green Leigh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fitzgerald, Joan, Ph. D.

Contributor:

Leigh, Nancey Green.

Class of 1891 Department of Arts Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban economics.

United States--Economic conditions.

United States.

Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

xi, 267 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, [2002]

Summary:

In Economic Revitalization: Cases and Strategies for City and Suburb Fitzgerald and Leigh answer the need for a text that incorporates social justice and sustainability into how we think about and practice economic development. The book is one of the first to talk about how revitalization strategies are implemented in both cities and suburbs, particularly inner-ring suburbs that are experiencing decline previously associated only with inner-city neighborhoods. After setting the context with a brief history of economic development practice and its shortcomings, Fitzgerald and Leigh focus on six economic development strategies: sectoral strategies, Brownfield redevelopment, industrial retention, commercial revitalization, industrial and office property reuse, and workforce development.

Contents:

Redefining the field of local economic development

Sectoral development strategies for new and old industries

Brownfield redevelopment for equitable community revitalization

Industrial retention : multiple strategies for keeping manufacturing strong

Commercial revitalization in central cities and older suburbs

The reuse of office and industrial property in city and suburb

Job-centered development

Strategies and progress for local economic development.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-255) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1891 Department of Arts Fund.

ISBN:

0761916555

0761916563

OCLC:

48176941