The American City: What Works and What Doesn't

In this definitive sourcebook on urban planning design, noted urban scholar Alexander Garvin points out what has succeeded and what hasn't in the attempt to solve continuing problems in U.S. cities. He shows how the combination of small, collective private sector efforts, community level action, and broad-based government policy can and has achieved urban regeneration. Wide-ranging chapters provide urban planners, architects, builders, and others with: Insights on architectural, political, economic, social, and legal forces that shape cities in the U.S.; Methods for increasing access to affordable housing, clearing slums, preserving historical structures; Hard-to-find information on zoning law and legal concepts behind land use regulation; Hundreds of case studies and example that clearly illustrate successes and failures in urban planning and urban regeneration.