Invisible city : poverty, housing, and new urbanism / John Ingram Gilderbloom ; foreword by Neal Peirce.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gilderbloom, John Ingram.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Low-income housing--United States--Case studies.

Low-income housing.

Urban poor--United States--Case studies.

Urban poor.

People with disabilities--Housing--United States--Case studies.

People with disabilities.

Older people--Housing--United States--Case studies.

Older people.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (282 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 on fascinating case studies in Houston, Louisville, and New Orleans, and analyzing census information as well as policy reports, Gilderbloom offers a comprehensive, engaging, and optimistic theory of how housing can be remade with a progressive vision. While many contemporary urban scholars have failed to capture the dynamics of what is happening in our cities, Gilderbloom presents a new vision of shelter as a force that shapes all residents.

Contents:

Introduction and overview

Economic, social, and political dimensions of the rental housing crisis / with Richard P. Appelbaum and Michael Anthony Campbell

Why rents rise / with Zhenfeng Pan, Tom Lehman, Stephen A. Roosa, and Richard P. Appelbaum

Pros and cons of rent control / with Lin Ye

Invisible jail : providing housing and transportation for the elderly and disabled / with Mark S. Rosentraub

Hope VI : a dream or nightmare? / with Michael Brazley and Michael Anthony Campbell

Renewing and remaking New Orleans / with Richard Layman

University partnerships to reclaim and rebuild communities

Housing opportunities for everyone.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-242) and index.

ISBN:

0-292-79458-4

OCLC:

646761206