{"product_id":"the-living-city-9780471144250","title":"The Living City","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE LIVING CITY\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e An intelligent analysis. Sensible, undoctrinaire, evengood-humored. An appealing mixture of passion and clinicaldispassion.\u003cbr\u003e -Washington Post Book World\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The best antidote I''ve read to the doom-and-gloom propheciesconcerning the future of urban America.\u003cbr\u003e -Bill Moyers\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This is fresh and fascinating material; it is essential forunderstanding not only how to avoid repeating terrible mistakes ofthe past, but also how to recover from them.\u003cbr\u003e -Jane Jacobs, author of The Death and Life of Great AmericanCities\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e From coast to coast across America there are countless urbansuccess stories about rejuvenated neighborhoods and resurgentbusiness districts. Roberta Brandes Gratz defines the phenomenon asurban husbandry-the care, management, and preservation of thebuilt environment nurtured by genuine participatory planningefforts of government, urban planners, and average citizens.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHINKING SMALL IN A BIG WAY.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Process Is People.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Savannah's Victorian District.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Gentrification and Displacement.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Winning Skirmishes, Losing Wars.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Understanding the Lessons.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Urban Husbandry: The Economy of Wisdom.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Planned Shrinkage: The Economy of Waste.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Urban Dispersal.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e THE CITY REDISCOVERED.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Big Steps, Modestly: The Stories of Ithaca and Corning.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Outside, Inside: Burlington and Pittsfield.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Avoiding Wrong Lessons: The Remnant Complex vs.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Small Improvement, Big Differences.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Culprits.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Streets Have Value.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Old Areas Flourish Anew.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e THE TROJAN HORSE: BIG PLANS, BIG MISTAKES.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Past Over and Over Again.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Question Is Why: Concrete Bunker or Else.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Epilogue.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Notes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402497696087,"sku":"9780471144250","price":29.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780471144250.jpg?v=1730480590","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-living-city-9780471144250","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}