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This collection evaluates the various strategies that different cities have used when attempting to economically revitalize downtown areas.
Small towns are great places to live. In a small town walking is comfortable and promotes a sense of community and belonging because distances are close and the design of streets and buildings are on a human scale. At the same time that small towns are great places to live, many small towns are languishing. Why should this be so when there is an idealized image of life in a small town and the sense of community that supposedly exists there? These small towns already have the qualities of New Urbanism, which, as Peter Calethorpe points out, was based on urban design principles and structured on public space, pedestrian use, diversity and hierarchy, and the possession of discernable edges. Rather than building "new" small towns, "existing" small towns are an untapped opportunity to become, once again, high-quality places to live. This thesis proposes that revitalized existing small towns can provide an environment that is favorable to a good quality of life, and will attract people in lieu of living in the suburbs. The research showed that there are three overarching principles that will contribute to the viability of renewing a small town: (1) Authenticity; (2) Community; (3) Green Environment. -- Abstract.
Community development expert Ilana Preuss explains how local leaders can revitalize their downtowns or neighborhood main streets by bringing in and supporting small-scale manufacturing. Small-scale manufacturing businesses help create thriving places, with local business ownership opportunities and well-paying jobs that other business types can't fulfill.
We tend to associate small town economic development with the decline of the rural United States--empty houses, shuttered shops and rusting factories. A common diagnosis of sluggish small town recovery is their lack of lifestyle amenities that attract new residents and businesses. Yet many small towns have shown progress and potential in recent years. This collection of recent articles by experts presents stories of small-town America's struggle and describes innovations and practices behind successful revivals.
This collection evaluates the various strategies that different cities have used when attempting to economically revitalize downtown areas.
Urban redevelopment in American cities is neither easy nor quick. It takes a delicate alignment of goals, power, leadership and sustained advocacy on the part of many. Rebuilding the American City highlights 15 urban design and planning projects in the U.S. that have been catalysts for their downtowns—yet were implemented during the tumultuous start of the 21st century. The book presents five paradigms for redevelopment and a range of perspectives on the complexities, successes and challenges inherent to rebuilding American cities today. Rebuilding the American City is essential reading for practitioners and students in urban design, planning, and public policy looking for diverse models of urban transformation to create resilient urban cores.