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Invisible City : Poverty, Housing, and New Urbanism / John I. Gilderbloom.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Austin : University of Texas Press, [2021]Copyright date: ©2008Description: 1 online resource (281 p.)Content type:
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  • 9780292794580
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 363.50973
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  • HD7288.85.U6 ǂb G54 2008eb
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Introduction and Overview -- Chapter 2. Economic, Social, and Political Dimensions of the Rental Housing Crisis -- Chapter 3. Why Rents Rise -- Chapter 4. Pros and Cons of Rent Control -- Chapter 5. Invisible Jail: Providing Housing and Transportation for the Elderly and Disabled -- Chapter 6. HOPE VI: A Dream or Nightmare? -- Chapter 7. Renewing and Remaking New Orleans -- Chapter 8. University Partnerships to Reclaim and Rebuild Communities -- Chapter 9. Housing Opportunities for Everyone -- Appendix. Why Cities Need Affordable Housing: A Case Study of Houston -- Notes -- References -- About the Authors -- Index
Summary: A legendary figure in the realms of public policy and academia, John Gilderbloom is one of the foremost urban-planning researchers of our time, producing groundbreaking studies on housing markets, design, location, regulation, financing, and community building. Now, in Invisible City, he turns his eye to fundamental questions regarding housing for the elderly, the disabled, and the poor. Why is it that some locales can offer affordable, accessible, and attractive housing, while the large majority of cities fail to do so? Invisible City calls for a brave new housing paradigm that makes the needs of marginalized populations visible to policy makers. Drawing on fascinating case studies in Houston, Louisville, and New Orleans, and analyzing census information as well as policy reports, Gilderbloom offers a comprehensive, engaging, and optimistic theory of how housing can be remade with a progressive vision. While many contemporary urban scholars have failed to capture the dynamics of what is happening in our cities, Gilderbloom presents a new vision of shelter as a force that shapes all residents.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Introduction and Overview -- Chapter 2. Economic, Social, and Political Dimensions of the Rental Housing Crisis -- Chapter 3. Why Rents Rise -- Chapter 4. Pros and Cons of Rent Control -- Chapter 5. Invisible Jail: Providing Housing and Transportation for the Elderly and Disabled -- Chapter 6. HOPE VI: A Dream or Nightmare? -- Chapter 7. Renewing and Remaking New Orleans -- Chapter 8. University Partnerships to Reclaim and Rebuild Communities -- Chapter 9. Housing Opportunities for Everyone -- Appendix. Why Cities Need Affordable Housing: A Case Study of Houston -- Notes -- References -- About the Authors -- Index

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A legendary figure in the realms of public policy and academia, John Gilderbloom is one of the foremost urban-planning researchers of our time, producing groundbreaking studies on housing markets, design, location, regulation, financing, and community building. Now, in Invisible City, he turns his eye to fundamental questions regarding housing for the elderly, the disabled, and the poor. Why is it that some locales can offer affordable, accessible, and attractive housing, while the large majority of cities fail to do so? Invisible City calls for a brave new housing paradigm that makes the needs of marginalized populations visible to policy makers. Drawing on fascinating case studies in Houston, Louisville, and New Orleans, and analyzing census information as well as policy reports, Gilderbloom offers a comprehensive, engaging, and optimistic theory of how housing can be remade with a progressive vision. While many contemporary urban scholars have failed to capture the dynamics of what is happening in our cities, Gilderbloom presents a new vision of shelter as a force that shapes all residents.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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