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This comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to urban planning and design in America analyzes key projects initiated in 250 U.S. urban areas and details which strategies and programs were successful and which failed. New to the Second Edition: * New sections on stadiums, entertainment centers, business improvement districts, tax credit housing * Checklists and tables for field use * A review of recent failures and successes This classic reference, fully revised for the new millennium, provides proven strategies for professionals and invaluable real-world insights for students.

Alexander Garvin has combined a career in urban planning and real estate with teaching, architecture, and public service. He is currently Vice President for Planning, Design, and Development of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, commissioner on the New York City Planning Commission, and Managing Director for Planning NYC2012, the committee to bring the Summer Olympics to New York in 2012.

Garvin is Adjunct Professor of Urban Planning and Management at Yale University, where he has taught a wide range of subjects including "Introduction to the Study of the City," which for more than three decades has remained one of the most popular courses in Yale College.

Garvin is one of the principal authors of Urban Parks and Open Space published in 1997 jointly by the Trust for Public Land and the Urban Land Institute. His latest book Parks, Recreation, and Open Space: A 21st Century Agenda, was published in 2001 by the American Planning Association.

Preface to the First Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: A Realistic Approach to City and Suburban Planning
Chapter 2: Ingredients of Success
Chapter 3: Parks and Playgrounds
Chapter 4: Palaces for the People
Chapter 5: Retail Shopping
Chapter 6: Urban Development
Chapter 7: Planning for Pedestrians
Chapter 8: Increasing the Housing Supply
Chapter 9: Reducing Housing Cost
Chapter 10: Housing Rehabilitation
Chapter 11: Clearing the Slums
Chapter 12: Revitalizing Neighborhoods
Chapter 13: Residential Suburbs
Chapter 14: New-Towns-in-Towns
Chapter 15: New Towns-in-the-Country
Chapter 16: Land Use Regulation
Chapter 17: Preserving the Past
Chapter 18: Comprehensive Planning
Index

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The American City What Works, What Doesn't

The American City What Works, What Doesn't

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Summary

Author Biography

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: A Realistic Approach to City and Suburban Planning

Chapter 2: Ingredients of Success

Chapter 3: Parks and Playgrounds

Chapter 4: Palaces for the People

Chapter 5: Retail Shopping

Chapter 6: Urban Development

Chapter 7: Planning for Pedestrians

Chapter 8: Increasing the Housing Supply

Chapter 9: Reducing Housing Cost

Chapter 10: Housing Rehabilitation

Chapter 11: Clearing the Slums

Chapter 12: Revitalizing Neighborhoods

Chapter 13: Residential Suburbs

Chapter 14: New-Towns-in-Towns

Chapter 15: New Towns-in-the-Country

Chapter 16: Land Use Regulation

Chapter 17: Preserving the Past

Chapter 18: Comprehensive Planning

Index

Supplemental Materials