Invisible City: Poverty, Housing, and New Urbanism
University of Texas Press, 2008
Cloth: 978-0-292-71709-1 | Paper: 978-0-292-71710-7 | eISBN: 978-0-292-79458-0
Library of Congress Classification HD7288.85.U6G54 2008
Dewey Decimal Classification 363.50973
Cloth: 978-0-292-71709-1 | Paper: 978-0-292-71710-7 | eISBN: 978-0-292-79458-0
Library of Congress Classification HD7288.85.U6G54 2008
Dewey Decimal Classification 363.50973
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | TOC
ABOUT THIS BOOK
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.
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