The paradox of urban revitalization : progress and poverty in America's postindustrial era / Howard Gillette, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gillette, Howard, Jr., 1942- author.

Series:

City in the twenty-first century book series

The city in the twenty-first century

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban renewal--United States--Case studies.

Urban renewal.

Urban policy--United States--Case studies.

Urban policy.

Sociology, Urban--United States.

Sociology, Urban.

Equality--United States.

Equality.

United States.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

viii, 329 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2022]

Summary:

"Even as postindustrial cities have climbed from the depths of decline in the twenty-first century, they have witnessed a cruel paradox: with prosperity has come greater inequality. Tracing the origins and effects of uneven revitalization, this book examines the genesis of America's second urban crisis and prospects for its resolution"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Baltimore : despite multiple rebirths, a city still divided

Chapter 2. Detroit : despite a visionary strategic plan, a city still depressed

Chapter 3. Camden : despite massive business incentives, still a city of limited opportunity

Chapter 4. Milwaukee : beyond the new urbanism, questions of equity and justice

Chapter 5. New Haven : in a "model city" dominated by eds and meds, still contested development

Chapter 6. Washington, D.C. : in Chocolate City, a fight to hold on

Chapter 7. Oakland : what resistance can achieve

Chapter 8. Pittsburgh : where equity seeks to catch up with innovation

Chapter 9. Newark : the hard road to inclusive growth.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Beardwood Fund bookplate.

ISBN:

9780812253719

081225371X

OCLC:

1259047056