New Brunswick, New Jersey : the decline and revitalization of urban America

Listokin, David (author.). Berkhout, Dorothea, 1950- (author.). Hughes, James W., (author.).

Summary: "This book examines the transformation of New Brunswick, New Jersey, over the past forty years in the context of trends in urban environments throughout the United States. It provides historic, demographic, and economic backgrounds of both urban America and of New Brunswick; analyzes trends and public as well as public-private partnership programs involved in urban revitalization nationally; reviews the decision-making and planning process that led to New Brunswick's revitalization; examines several major redevelopment projects in New Brunswick that demonstrate the city's success in capitalizing on governmental and private sector funding mechanisms, yet that often evoke controversy concerning the projects' implementation and beneficiaries; and, finally, analyzes the lessons learned from the redevelopment of New Brunswick for a future national urban policy"--

Record details

ISBN: 0813575141
ISBN: 9780813575148
ISBN: 0813575575
ISBN: 9780813575575
ISBN: 0813575583
ISBN: 9780813575582
Physical Description: 1 online resource : color maps.
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Publisher: New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, 2016.
Copyright: ©2016

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:june.16 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-262) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	The economy of New Brunswick : a city reinventing itself from Inian's Ferry to the information age -- The people of New Brunswick : population and resident profile over time -- The national context of urban revitalization -- New Brunswick transformation : challenge and strategic response -- New Brunswick transformation : critical projects in a multi-decade revitalization -- Looking to the past and future of New Brunswick and national urban revitalization.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.
Source of Description Note:	Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 5, 2016).