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Governing the fragmented metropolis : planning for regional sustainability / Christina D. Rosan.
LIBRA HT166 .R658 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rosan, Christina, author.
- Series:
- City in the twenty-first century book series
- City in the twenty-first century
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- City planning--Environmental aspects.
- City planning.
- Sustainable urban development.
- Physical Description:
- x, 235 pages : maps ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]
- Summary:
- Based on interviews in Portland, Chicago, Miami, and Minneapolis/Saint Paul, How Real Estate Developers Think depicts the entrepreneurial personality of the developer, explores the meaning of "good design," and examines the economic risks and rewards of development. Revitalizing American Cities explores the historical, regional, and political factors that have allowed some small industrial cities to regain their footing in a changing economy, and considers strategies cities can use for successful rebuilding. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Planning for a Metropolitan Future 1
- Chapter 2 Planning Without Authority in Boston 26
- Chapter 3 Becoming a Regional Player in Denver 59
- Chapter 4 A Nested System in Transition in Portland 99
- Chapter 5 Lessons for Metropolitan Planning 147
- Chapter 6 Governing More Effective Regions 162.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-221) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0812248554
- 9780812248555
- OCLC:
- 945028524
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