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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Robert Guskind , Neal R. PeircePublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 21.00cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 28.00cm Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9781412848435ISBN 10: 1412848431 Pages: 204 Publication Date: 15 November 2012 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews<p> [This book] affirms the importance of social activism and thus can help inspire groups around the country striving to improve their own communities. <p> -- H. Gillette Jr., Choice <p> [A]ttractive . . . large, containing black-and-white photographs and big print, Breakthroughs looks as if it belongs on a coffee table. The authors . . . write vividly about the people and places they cover. . . . Good writing and colorful imagery make for a brisk and enjoyable read. <p> --Journal of the American Planning Association """[This book] affirms the importance of social activism and thus can help inspire groups around the country striving to improve their own communities."" - H. Gillette Jr., Choice ""[A]ttractive ... large, containing black-and-white photographs and big print, Breakthroughs looks as if it belongs on a coffee table. The authors ... write vividly about the people and places they cover... Good writing and colorful imagery make for a brisk and enjoyable read."" - Journal of the American Planning Association ""Well written, thought-provoking, and optimistic... Peirce and Guskind celebrate the city and its unique character."" -Journal of Planning Education and Research ""Whether the physical transformation of metropolitan areas, the rise of an underclass, and declining federal dollars to cities are news to the reader or not, the story is effectively told. Rethinking the role of government becomes a necessary opportunity. Community-based partnerships, the equivalent of bottom-up management in the business world, drives their proposed theory of urban revival... The quality of the writing and its careful detail makes this book accessible to students, citizens, and specialists who are interested in the quality o four urban environments."" - Judith Kenny, Social Science Quarterly ""Physically, the book is quite attractive. Large, containing black and white photographs and big print, Breakthroughs looks as if it belongs on a coffee-table... Good writing and colorful imagery make for a brisk and enjoyable read."" - Adam Rabiner, Journal of American Planning Association" Author InformationNeal R. Peirce is a lead writer on the dynamics of state and local government, with a special focus on metropolitan regions. He started, and continues today, the United States' first national column focused on state and local government themes, syndicated by the Washington Post Writers Group. Robert Guskind (1958-2009) was a contributing editor of National Journal and an award-winning journalist whose specialties included state and local government and politics and the nation's inner cities. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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