Renewing Cities.

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Author / Creator:	Gittell, Ross J.
Imprint:	Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Description:	1 online resource (243 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Princeton Legacy Library Princeton legacy library.
Subject:	Urban renewal -- Economic aspects -- United States -- Case studies. Community development, Urban -- United States -- Case studies. Community development, Urban. Urban renewal -- Economic aspects. United States. Electronic books. Case studies.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11275518

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ISBN:	9781400863099 1400863090 9781306985437 1306985439
Notes:	Cover; Contents. Print version record.
Summary:	The cities of Lowell and New Bedford in Massachusetts, Jamestown in New York, and McKeesport in Pennsylvania have all undergone years of adversity and decline, their economic bases having been badly damaged by structural changes in the national economy, particularly in the manufacturing sector. In situations like these, can local development efforts make a difference? Ross Gittell answers in the affirmative. This interdisciplinary work focuses on comparative case studies of the four cities. The book reveals how public, private, and community-based local economic development initiatives affe.
Other form:	Print version: Gittell, Ross J. Renewing Cities. Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2014

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