Roberta Brandes Gratz, Cities Back from the Edge: New Life for Downtown (John Wiley & Sons, 1998; 2000) A tour of once down-and-out towns that have turned around. The way to urban rebirth, according to the authors, is to be found in low-cost, modest initiatives or "urban husbandry" not blockbuster resuscitation efforts. MORE: Publicity page for the book, including the book's Introduction Amazon |
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