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"""A love song for the city . . . [this] volume, attractivelypackaged and richly illustrated, is really a cookbook for downtownrevitalization."" --Wall Street Journal In this pioneering book on successful urban recovery, two urbanexperts draw on their firsthand observations of downtown changeacross the country to identify a flexible, effective approach tourban rejuvenation. From transportation planning and sprawlcontainment to the threat of superstore retailers, they address ahost of key issues facing our cities today. Roberta Brandes Gratz (New York, NY), an award-winning journalistand urban critic, is author of the urban design classic The LivingCity. A former staff reporter for the New York Post, Gratz haswritten for the New York Times Magazine and other publications.Norman Mintz (New York, NY) has played a leading role in the fieldof downtown revitalization for more than twenty-five years. He isDesign Director at the 34th Street Partnership in New York City anda consultant on downtown revitalization across the country."

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Author:   Roberta Brandes Gratz ,  Norman Mintz
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 18.80cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 26.20cm
Weight:   0.898kg
ISBN:  

9780471144175

ISBN 10:   0471144177
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   08 April 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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In Cities Back from the Edge, Gratz and Mintz offer a love song forthe city...their volume, attractively packaged and richlyillustrated, is really a cookbook for downtown revitalization. Itturns out the most valuable contribution to urban understanding ofthe year isn't only a book, it's also a bumper sticker: Thinkglobally, act locally. --The Wall Street Journal Cities Back From the Edge was featured again in The New York Times.Frank Rich writes, In their new book persuasively arguing for lessgrandiose, more indigenous urban renewal, Roberta Brandes Gratz andNorman Mintz write that a 'collection of visitor attractions doesnot add up to a city' whether those attractions are culturalcenters, convention centers, aquariums, stadiums or enclosedmalls. --The New York Times ...provides a fascinating insight into the US Urban Designscenario... (Urban Design, Autumn 2001)

...provides a fascinating insight into the US Urban Design scenario... (Urban Design, Autumn 2001)

In Cities Back from the Edge, Gratz and Mintz offer a love song for the city...their volume, attractively packaged and richly illustrated, is really a cookbook for downtown revitalization. It turns out the most valuable contribution to urban understanding of the year isn't only a book, it's also a bumper sticker: Think globally, act locally. --The Wall Street Journal Cities Back From the Edge was featured again in The New York Times. Frank Rich writes, In their new book persuasively arguing for less grandiose, more indigenous urban renewal, Roberta Brandes Gratz and Norman Mintz write that a 'collection of visitor attractions does not add up to a city' whether those attractions are cultural centers, convention centers, aquariums, stadiums or enclosed malls. --The New York Times ...provides a fascinating insight into the US Urban Design scenario... (Urban Design, Autumn 2001)

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ROBERTA BRANDES GRATZ, the award-winning journalist and urbancritic, is author of the urban design classic The Living City:Thinking Small in a Big Way. A former staff reporter for the NewYork Post, Gratz has also written for The Wall Street Journal, NewYork Newsday, The Nation, The New York Times Magazine, and otherpublications. NORMAN MINTZ has played a leading role in the field of downtownrevitalization for more than 25 years. He is Design Director at theGrand Central Partnership in New York City and a consultant ondowntown revitalization across the country.

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