Roberta Brandes Gratz, Norman Mintz

Cities Back from the Edge

New Life for Downtown

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The paperback edition of the critically-acclaimed, pioneering book on successful urban recovery. Two urban experts draw on their firsthand observations of downtown change across the country to identify a flexible, effective approach to urban rejuvenation. From transportation planning and sprawl containment to the threat of superstore retailers, they address a host of key issues facing cities today.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Januar 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 703g
• ISBN-13: 9780471361244
• ISBN-10: 0471361240
• Artikelnr.: 22045697

Autorenporträt

ROBERTA BRANDES GRATZ, the award-winning journalist and urban critic, is author of the urban design classic The Living City: Thinking Small in a Big Way. A former staff reporter for the New York Post, Gratz has also written for The Wall Street Journal, New York Newsday, The Nation, The New York Times Magazine, and other publications. NORMAN MINTZ has played a leading role in the field of downtown revitalization for more than 25 years. He is Design Director at the Grand Central Partnership in New York City and a consultant on downtown revitalization across the country.

Inhaltsangabe

WHERE ARE WE?
Mansfield, Ohio--Getting Off the Big Project Merry-Go-Round.
The Mess We Have Made.
Project Planning or Urban Husbandry--The Choice.
TRANSPORTATION AND PLACE.
Death and Rebirth of the Public Realm.
Rebuilding Place, Valuing Transit.
Undoing Sprawl.
BIG, LITTLE, AND PREDATOR.
Free Competition or No Competition?
You Don't Have to Be Wal-Mart to Be Wal-Mart.
To Market, To Market.
DOWNTOWN ESSENTIALS.
Public Buildings, Public Policies.
Back to Basics.
Investing in People.
IT'S HAPPENING.
The SoHo Syndrome.
Conclusion: Back from the Edge.
Index.