New Brunswick, New Jersey: The Decline and Revitalization of Urban America: Rivergate Regionals Collection
Autor David Listokin, Dorothea Berkhout, James W. Hughesen Limba Engleză Hardback – 14 iun 2016 – vârsta ani
While many older American cities struggle to remain vibrant, New Brunswick has transformed itself, adapting to new forms of commerce and a changing population, and enjoying a renaissance that has led many experts to cite this New Jersey city as a model for urban redevelopment. Featuring more than 100 remarkable photographs and many maps, New Brunswick, New Jersey explores the history of the city since the seventeenth century, with an emphasis on the dramatic changes of the past few decades.
Using oral histories, archival materials, census data, and surveys, authors David Listokin, Dorothea Berkhout, and James W. Hughes illuminate the decision-making and planning process that led to New Brunswick’s dramatic revitalization, describing the major redevelopment projects that demonstrate the city’s success in capitalizing on funding opportunities. These projects include the momentous decision of Johnson & Johnson to build its world headquarters in the city, the growth of a theater district, the expansion of Rutgers University into the downtown area, and the destruction and rebuilding of public housing. But while the authors highlight the positive effects of the transformation, they also explore the often heated controversies about demolishing older neighborhoods and ask whether new building benefits residents. Shining a light on both the successes and failures in downtown revitalization, they underscore the lessons to be learned for national urban policy, highlighting the value of partnerships, unwavering commitment, and local leadership.
Today, New Brunswick’s skyline has been dramatically altered by new office buildings, residential towers, medical complexes, and popular cultural centers. This engaging volume explores the challenges facing urban America, while also providing a specific case study of a city’s quest to raise its economic fortunes and retool its economy to changing needs.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780813575148
ISBN-10: 0813575141
Pagini: 296
Ilustrații: 101 photographs, 19 figures, 9
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.93 kg
Ediția:None
Editura: Rutgers University Press
Colecția Rutgers University Press
Seria Rivergate Regionals Collection
ISBN-10: 0813575141
Pagini: 296
Ilustrații: 101 photographs, 19 figures, 9
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.93 kg
Ediția:None
Editura: Rutgers University Press
Colecția Rutgers University Press
Seria Rivergate Regionals Collection
Notă biografică
DAVID LISTOKIN is a distinguished professor and co-director of the Center for Urban Policy Research at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University, in New Brunswick, New Jersey. His many books include Landmarks Preservation and the Property Tax, the co-authored Development Impact Assessment, and the co-edited Cities under Stress.
DOROTHEA BERKHOUT is an associate dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University, in New Brunswick, New Jersey. She has served on several cultural, public, and private boards in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
JAMES W. HUGHES is a distinguished professor and dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University, in New Brunswick, New Jersey. His books include the co-authored New Jersey’s Postsuburban Economy and the co-edited America’s Demographic Tapestry: Baseline for the New Millennium (both Rutgers University Press).
Cuprins
Preface and Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
1. The Economy of New Brunswick: A City Reinventing Itself from Inian’s Ferry to the Information Age
Photo Essay: The Corner of Albany and George Streets
2. The People of New Brunswick: Population and Resident Profile over Time
3. The National Context of Urban Revitalization
4. New Brunswick Transformation: Challenge and Strategic Response
Photo Essay: The Transformation of Seminary Hill
5. New Brunswick Transformation: Critical Projects in a Multi-Decade Revitalization
6. Looking to the Past and Future of New Brunswick and National Urban Revitalization
Appendix A. New Brunswick Oral History Interviews, 2009–2015: Biographical Information
Appendix B. New Brunswick Redevelopment and Economic History: A Timeline
Appendix C. Maps
Notes
References
Index
Recenzii
“A fascinating look at the City of New Brunswick and its urban decline and rebirth. A book on this subject could not have been better written.”
"Overall, the book does a good job at bringing together multiple perspectives on redevelopment processes and specific projects and is a valuable contribution to many disciplines and fields, including planning, public policy, urban studies, community development, sociology, political science, architecture, historical preservation, history, and geography."
Descriere
Using oral histories, archival materials, census data, and surveys, New Brunswick, New Jersey illuminates the factors that led to New Brunswick’s dramatic revitalization, describing the major redevelopment projects that exemplify the city’s success in capitalizing on funding opportunities. Shining a light on both the successes and failures, the authors underscore the lessons to be learned for national urban policy, highlighting the value of partnerships, unwavering commitment, and local leadership.