Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Housing
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
HUD Challenge
Author: Planning
Author: Challenge
Author: The Administration's 1982 National Urban Policy Report
Author: United States. Congress. Joint Economic CommitteePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Federal-city relations
Languages : en
Pages : 676
Book Description
Desert Visions and the Making of Phoenix, 1860-2009
Author: Philip VanderMeerPublisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 0826348939
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
Whether touted for its burgeoning economy, affordable housing, and pleasant living style, or criticized for being less like a city than a sprawling suburb, Phoenix, by all environmental logic, should not exist. Yet despite its extremely hot and dry climate and its remoteness, Phoenix has grown into a massive metropolitan area. This exhaustive study examines the history of how Phoenix came into being and how it has sustained itself, from its origins in the 1860s to its present status as the nation’s fifth largest city. From the beginning, Phoenix sought to grow, and although growth has remained central to the city’s history, its importance, meaning, and value have changed substantially over the years. The initial vision of Phoenix as an American Eden gave way to the Cold War Era vision of a High Tech Suburbia, which in turn gave way to rising concerns in the late twentieth century about the environmental, social, and political costs of growth. To understand how such unusual growth occurred in such an improbable location, Philip VanderMeer explores five major themes: the natural environment, urban infrastructure, economic development, social and cultural values, and public leadership. Through investigating Phoenix’s struggle to become a major American metropolis, his study also offers a unique view of what it means to be a desert city.
Entrepreneurship Strategy
Author: Lisa K. GundryPublisher: SAGE Publications
ISBN: 1452262446
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 425
Book Description
In this engaging and practical book, authors Lisa K. Gundry and Jill R. Kickul uniquely approach entrepreneurship across the life cycle of business growth—offering entrepreneurial strategies for the emerging venture, for the growing venture, and for sustaining growth in the established venture. Written from the point of view of the founder or the entrepreneurial team, the book offers powerful and practical tools to increase a venture's potential for success and growth.
Making Business Districts Work
Author: David FeehanPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0789023903
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
This practical look at the methods used by experienced professionals in the urban revitalization field describes why this field is important and how the actual work is done. Case studies, charts, chapter analyses and web resources are all included in this desk reference for students and professionals.
The Open-Ended City
Author: Kathryn HollidayPublisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 1477318631
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
Texas Historical Commission Award of Excellence in Media Achievement, Texas Historical Commission In 1980, David Dillon launched his career as an architectural critic with a provocative article that asked “Why Is Dallas Architecture So Bad?” Over the next quarter century, he offered readers of the Dallas Morning News a vision of how good architecture and planning could improve quality of life, combatting the negative effects of urban sprawl, civic fragmentation, and rapacious real estate development typical in Texas cities. The Open-Ended City gathers more than sixty key articles that helped establish Dillon’s national reputation as a witty and acerbic critic, showing readers why architecture matters and how it can enrich their lives. Kathryn E. Holliday discusses how Dillon connected culture, commerce, history, and public life in ways that few columnists and reporters ever get the opportunity to do. The articles she includes touch on major themes that animated Dillon’s writing: downtown redevelopment, suburban sprawl, arts and culture, historic preservation, and the necessity of aesthetic quality in architecture as a baseline for thriving communities. While the specifics of these articles will resonate with those who care about Dallas, Fort Worth, and other Texas cities, they are also deeply relevant to all architects, urbanists, and citizens who engage in the public life and planning of cities. As a collection, The Open-Ended City persuasively demonstrates how a discerning critic helped to shape a landmark city by shaping the conversation about its architecture.
The Role of Urban Design in Local Government
Author: Horizons on Display, Part of the Continuing American Revolution
Author: American Revolution Bicentennial AdministrationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American Revolution Bicentennial, 1776-1976
Languages : en
Pages : 10
Book Description