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Item Details
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INVISIBLE CITY
POVERTY, HOUSING, AND NEW URBANISM |
| By: |
John I. Gilderbloom |
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Paperback |
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£21.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0292717105 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780292717107 |
| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 February, 2008 |
| Pages: |
281 |
| Description: |
A provocative look at the true forces that shape housing markets, challenging mainstream theories of supply and demand and calling for a new way to provide shelter to cities' most overlooked inhabitantsothe elderly, the disabled and the poor |
| Synopsis: |
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. |
| Illustrations: |
30 b&w illus., 4 figures, 19 tables |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
University of Texas Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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