Invisible city : poverty, housing, and new urbanism / John Ingram Gilderbloom ; foreword by Neal Peirce.

Author/creator Gilderbloom, John Ingram
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoAustin, TX : University of Texas Press, 2008.
Descriptionxvi, 263 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
Low-income housing--United States. --Case studies.
Urban poor--United States. --Case studies.
People with disabilities--Housing. --United States. --Case studies.
Older people--Housing. --United States. --Case studies.

Contents Introduction and overview -- Economic, social, and political dimensions of the rental housing crisis / with Richard P. Appelbaum and Michael Anthony Campbell -- Why rents rise / with Zhenfeng Pan, Tom Lehman, Stephen A. Roosa, and Richard P. Appelbaum -- Pros and cons of rent control / with Lin Ye -- Invisible jail : providing housing and transportation for the elderly and disabled / with Mark S. Rosentraub -- Hope VI : a dream or nightmare? / with Michael Brazley and Michael Anthony Campbell -- Renewing and remaking New Orleans / with Richard Layman -- University partnerships to reclaim and rebuild communities -- Housing opportunities for everyone.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [219]-242) and index.
LCCN 2007007186
ISBN9780292717091 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0292717091 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780292717107 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0292717105 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HD7288.85.U6 G54 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold