Idea city : how to make Boston more livable, equitable, and resilient / edited by David Gamble, University of Massachusetts Press.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gamble, David, 1968- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City planning--Massachusetts--Boston.

City planning.

Equality--Massachusetts--Boston.

Equality.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (322 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amherst, Massachusetts : University of Massachusetts Press, [2023]

Summary:

"Racial strife, increased social and economic discrimination, amplified political friction, and growing uncertainty around the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change have laid bare many inequalities within the city of Boston. How will these disruptions and inequities influence the city's future, especially as Boston celebrates its quadricentennial in 2030? This collection of original essays addresses the many challenges Boston contends with in the twenty-first century and considers ways to improve the city for everyone. Presenting a range of perspectives written by area experts-academics, reflective practitioners, and policymakers-these essays tackle issues of resiliency, mobility, affordable housing, health outcomes, social equity, economic equality, zoning, regionalism, and more. Reflecting the diversity of the city and the challenges and opportunities Boston currently faces, Idea City will help readers think differently about their own areas of expertise and help them draw conclusions from urban regeneration work in other fields. In addition to the volume editor, contributors include Dan Adams, Marie Law Adams, Alice Brown, Michelle Danila, Kate Gilbert, Rebecca Herst, Matthew J. Kiefer, Theodore C. Landsmark, Anne-Marie Lubenau, Rosalyn Negrón, Antonio Raciti, Tamara Roy, and Andres Sevtsuk"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

List of Illustrations

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Convergence

Introduction: Principles for a Greater Boston Region

Affordability

Chapter One: Living Compact

Zoning

Chapter Two: Zoning 3.0: Guiding Land Use in the Contemporary City

Regionalism

Chapter Three: Technology and the Growth of the Boston Metropolitan Region

Mobility

Chapter Four: Transportation: Metrics and Movement: Measuring Mobility and How we Measure Roadway

Resilience

Chapter Five: Social Resilience in the Face of the Unexpected

Leadership

Chapter Six: Leading with Design: Cultivating Urban Excellence

Economy

Chapter Seven: Power, the Economy, and Interdependence

Equity

Chapter Eight: Social Justice and Urban Environmental Policy: A Framework for Achieving a Racially Equitable Boston through Design

Arts

Chapter Nine: Embracing Artists at Every Turn

Health

Chapter Ten: Public Health: Planning to Reduce Traffic- Related Air Pollution in Boston Chinatown

Industry

Chapter Eleven: Productive Tensions: Tactics for Negotiating Active Industry in the City

Conclusion

Contributors

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Gamble, David Idea City

ISBN:

1-68575-018-4

OCLC:

1354546143