Revitalizing American cities / edited by Susan M. Wachter and Kimberly A. Zeuli.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wachter, Susan M.

Zeuli, Kimberly.

Series:

City in the twenty-first century book series

The city in the twenty-first century

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban renewal--United States--History--21st century.

Urban renewal.

City planning--United States--History--21st century.

City planning.

Urbanization--United States--History--21st century.

Urbanization.

Urban renewal--United States.

History.

United States.

City planning--United States.

Urbanization--United States.

Physical Description:

322 pages ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2014]

Contents:

Part I City Decline and Revival 5

Chapter 1 The Historical Vitality of Cities / Edward Glaeser Glaeser, Edward 7

Chapter 2 The Growth of Metropolitan Areas in the United States / Giles Duranton Duranton, Giles 26

Chapter 3 The Relationship Between City Center-Density and Urban Growth or Decline / Kyle Fee Fee, Kyle, Daniel Hartley Hartley, Daniel 45

Chapter 4 Central Cities and Metropolitan Areas: Manufacturing and Nonmanufacturing Employment as Drivers of Growth / Steven Cochrane Cochrane, Steven, Sophia Koropeckyj Koropeckyj, Sophia, Aaron Smith Smith, Aaron, Sean Ellis Ellis, Sean 65

Part II Discovering Resilience 81

Chapter 5 Lessons from Resurgent Mid-Sized Manufacturing Cities / Yolanda K. Kodrzycki Kodrzycki, Yolanda K., Ana Patricia Muñoz Muñoz, Ana Patricia 83

Chapter 6 Revitalizing Small Cities: A Comparative Case Study of Two Southern Mill Towns / Kimberly Zeuli Zeuli, Kimberly 105

Chapter 7 Parallel Histories, Diverging Trajectories: Resilience in Small Industrial Cities / Alan Mallach Mallach, Alan 125

Part III Land and Neighborhood Policy 147

Chapter 8 A Market-Oriented Approach to Neighborhoods / Paul C. Brophy Brophy, Paul C. 149

Chapter 9 Transformation Is Messy Work: The Complex Challenge of Spatial Reconfiguration in Americas Legacy Cities / Alan Mallach Mallach, Alan 168

Chapter 10 Tactical Options for Stable Properties / Frank S. Alexander Alexander, Frank S. 189

Part IV The New Economy and Cities 205

Chapter 11 Anchor Institutions in the Northeast Megaregion: An important but Not Fully Realized Resource / Eugenie L. Birch Birch, Eugenie L. 207

Chapter 12 Fields, Factories, and Workshops: Green Economic Development on the Smaller-Metro Scale / Catherine Tumber Tumber, Catherine 224

Chapter 13 Promoting Workforce Readiness for Urban Growth / Laura W. Perna Perna, Laura W. 242.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780812245554

0812245555

OCLC:

842880490