This practical work demonstrates that controlling urban growth and reviving central city economies are not mutually exclusive endeavors. Rather than re-hash theories of urban development, the contributors describe and evaluate successful community-tested approaches to sustaining our cities. Revitalizing the City provides actual case examples of urban success stories - ranging from San Diego's "smart growth" initiative to brownfield redevelopment in Pittsburgh. The book is divided into four major sections - Urban Growth; Metropolitan Development and Administration; Central City Redevelopment Strategies; and Central City-Suburban Cooperation. Each chapter includes an analysis of key issues, descriptions of specific local initiatives, highlights of effective policies or programs, and potential pitfalls to avoid. Revitalizing the City has broad appeal for the urban policy community as well as for undergraduate and graduate courses in urban sociology, geography, political science, and urban studies and planning.

Revitalizing the City: Strategies to Contain Sprawl and Revive the Core (Cities and Contemporary Society)

Politics & Social Sciences

Wagner, Fritz W.

Joder, Timothy E.

Akundi, Krishna M.

Artibise, Alan F.J.

Mumphrey Jr., Anthony J.

Social Sciences

Routledge

<p>This practical work demonstrates that controlling urban growth and reviving central city economies are not mutually exclusive endeavors. Rather than re-hash theories of urban development, the contributors describe and evaluate successful community-tested approaches to sustaining our cities. Revitalizing the City provides actual case examples of urban success stories - ranging from San Diego's "smart growth" initiative to brownfield redevelopment in Pittsburgh. The book is divided into four major sections - Urban Growth; Metropolitan Development and Administration; Central City Redevelopment Strategies; and Central City-Suburban Cooperation. Each chapter includes an analysis of key issues, descriptions of specific local initiatives, highlights of effective policies or programs, and potential pitfalls to avoid. Revitalizing the City has broad appeal for the urban policy community as well as for undergraduate and graduate courses in urban sociology, geography, political science, and urban studies and planning.</p>

Business & Money

Economics

Winnipeg: A Social History of Urban Growth 1875-1914

History

Historical Study & Educational Resources

Charter Pr

<p>Far more than a bibliographic account of the major works in Canadian Studies, Interdisciplinary Approaches to Canadian Society provides a broad examination of the state of this growing field of study. Each chapter stresses the importance of the interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches which have come to characterize Canadian Studies. Also, in an unprecedented collaborative effort, almost all the chapters are jointly authored by anglophone and francophone scholars. The works on Quebec and the francophone community respect the distinct nature of this facet of Canada. As stated in the introduction, this work is "a primer in the field and a guide to further pursuits. Its users will welcome it as a friendly introduction to an exciting country."</p>

Interdisciplinary Approaches to Canadian Society: A Guide to the Literature

Sociology

McGill-Queen's University Press

Canada's Urban Past: A Bibliography to 1980 and Guide to Canadian Urban Studies

This comprehensive guide to Canadian urban studies provides a detailed bibliography of literature up to 1980, province by province.

Americas

Univ of British Columbia Pr

Shaping The Urban Landscape (Carleton Library Series) (Volume 125)

Stelter, Gilbert A.

Carleton University Press

Canadian City: Essays in Urban History (Carleton Library Series) (Volume 132)

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