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Urban Neighborhoods in a New Era: Revitalization Politics in the Postindustrial City
Contributor(s): Stone, Clarence N. (Author), Stoker, Robert P. (Author), Betancur, John (Author)
ISBN: 022628901X     ISBN-13: 9780226289014
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
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Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: September 2015
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Sociology - Urban
- Political Science | American Government - Local
- Political Science | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development
Dewey: 307.336
LCCN: 2014047165
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.90 lbs) 304 pages
Themes:
- Demographic Orientation - Urban
 
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For decades, North American cities racked by deindustrialization and population loss have followed one primary path in their attempts at revitalization: a focus on economic growth in downtown and business areas. Neighborhoods, meanwhile, have often been left severely underserved. There are, however, signs of change. This collection of studies by a distinguished group of political scientists and urban planning scholars offers a rich analysis of the scope, potential, and ramifications of a shift still in progress. Focusing on neighborhoods in six cities--Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Toronto--the authors show how key players, including politicians and philanthropic organizations, are beginning to see economic growth and neighborhood improvement as complementary goals. The heads of universities and hospitals in central locations also find themselves facing newly defined realities, adding to the fluidity of a new political landscape even as structural inequalities exert a continuing influence.

While not denying the hurdles that community revitalization still faces, the contributors ultimately put forth a strong case that a more hospitable local milieu can be created for making neighborhood policy. In examining the course of experiences from an earlier period of redevelopment to the present postindustrial city, this book opens a window on a complex process of political change and possibility for reform.

Contributor Bio(s): Stone, Clarence N.: - Clarence N. Stone is research professor of public policy and political science at George Washington University in Washington, DC.