THE LIVABLE CITY: REVITALIZING URBAN COMMUNITIES

This book provides techniques, examples, case studies, goals, resources and best practices to create and enhance livable communities in exurban, urban and suburban areas. Its table of contents lists the following section and chapter headings: Section I The Twenty-First Century American City: Impediments and Promises - Chapter 1. New Community Design for a New Century; Chapter 2. Building the Future by Boosting Today's Families; Chapter 3. Home Ownership in the Center City; Section II The Economic Engine: Regions Fueled by Vital City Centers - Chapter 4. Harnessing Global Forces to Provide Jobs; Chapter 5. The Boundless Twenty-First Century City; Chapter 6. The New Downtown: City as Living Room, Playground, Nightclub; Section III Twenty-First Century Tools - Chapter 7. New Leaders Renew Our Communities; Chapter 8. New Financial Partnerships Revitalize Regions: Old Money, New Thinking, Untapped New Sources; Chapter 9. Going to Scale.