TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gittell,Ross J.
TI  - Renewing Cities
T2  - Princeton Legacy Library
SN  - 9781400863099
AV  - HT175 
U1  - 307.3/416/0973 20
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Princeton
PB  - Princeton University Press
KW  - Urban renewal
KW  - Economic aspects
KW  - United States
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Community development, Urban
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Cover; Contents
N2  - The cities of Lowell and New Bedford in Massachusetts, Jamestown in New York, and McKeesport in Pennsylvania have all undergone years of adversity and decline, their economic bases having been badly damaged by structural changes in the national economy, particularly in the manufacturing sector. In situations like these, can local development efforts make a difference? Ross Gittell answers in the affirmative. This interdisciplinary work focuses on comparative case studies of the four cities. The book reveals how public, private, and community-based local economic development initiatives affe
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