DEINDUSTRIALIZATION Agglomerations run out of steam, and the industry/sector profit cycle proved very real. How to fix a broken agglomeration, excuse me, cluster (which is
Author: edcurmudgeon
Chapter 19: Great Forces at Work: a Look at the Currents of Change in Transition Era
Foundations of contemporary practice and policy emerge Originally entitled “Great Forces at Work,” this chapter’s topics almost complete our discussion of the critical elements
Chapter 18: Polycentrism and Post-Suburbia: Edge Cities and Boomburbs, Suburban City-Buildings, Woodlands, Privatopia, Diversity is our Middle Name, Wrapping Up Post-Suburbia
POLYCENTRISM AND POST-SUBURBIA Between 1950 and 1970, the urbanized area of Washington DC grew from 181 to 523 square miles and Miami from 116 to
Chapter 18: Reagan Era Community Development: LISC, Nehemiah and Dudley, Issues in Neighborhood Community Development, Comprehensive Community-Building Initiatives Movement, Sandtown
REAGAN ERA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT When last we left community development it was “hitting on all cylinders”; the approach had exploded, achieving almost near equal status
Chapter 18: Big Cities Push Back the Shadows: Refunction the CBD, But First “Pay the Bills”, Messiah Mayors, Rebuild the Core, Sports and Stadiums, Convention Centers and Tourism/Entertainment, Stability Achieved
FORMER BIG CITIES PUSH BACK THE SHADOWS Crisis breeds opportunity and Big City implosion created opportunity for a new breed of Big City mayors. Teaford
Chapter 18: Explosion in Sub-Municipal EDOs: Main Street, Business Improvement Districts, Economic Development Zone, Tax Increment Financing Districts, Wrapping Up Sub-Local EDOs
EXPLOSION IN SUB-MUNICIPAL EDOS The eighties witnessed a veritable explosion of new programs—strategies which created literally thousands of sub-municipal specialized EDOs, still currently active and
Ron W. Coan 