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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782004203321

Autore

Gilderbloom John Ingram

Titolo

Invisible city [[electronic resource] ] : poverty, housing, and new urbanism / / John Ingram Gilderbloom ; foreword by Neal Peirce

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Austin, TX, : University of Texas Press, 2008

ISBN

0-292-79458-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (282 p.)

Disciplina

363.50973

Soggetti

Low-income housing - United States

Urban poor - United States

People with disabilities - Housing - United States

Older people - Housing - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-242) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction and overview -- Economic, social, and political dimensions of the rental housing crisis / with Richard P. Appelbaum and Michael Anthony Campbell -- Why rents rise / with Zhenfeng Pan, Tom Lehman, Stephen A. Roosa, and Richard P. Appelbaum -- Pros and cons of rent control / with Lin Ye -- Invisible jail : providing housing and transportation for the elderly and disabled / with Mark S. Rosentraub -- Hope VI : a dream or nightmare? / with Michael Brazley and Michael Anthony Campbell -- Renewing and remaking New Orleans / with Richard Layman -- University partnerships to reclaim and rebuild communities -- Housing opportunities for everyone.

Sommario/riassunto

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.