Comeback cities
Subtitle: a blueprint for urban neighborhood revival
By: Paul S. Grogan, Tony Proscio.
Contributors: Proscio, Tony.
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Boulder, CO
Language: eng
Number of pages: 285
Subjects: Urban renewal -- United States; Inner cities -- United States; City planning -- United States; Urban policy -- United States; Community development -- United States; United States -- Social conditions; United States -- Environmental conditions
Description: "Comeback Cities shows how innovative, pragmatic tactics for ameliorating the nation's urban ills have produced results beyond anyone's expectations, reawakening America's toughest neighborhoods. In the past, big government and business working separately were unable to solve the inner city crisis. Rather, a blend of public-private partnerships, grassroots nonprofit organizations, and a willingness to experiment characterize what is best among the new approaches to urban problem-solving.

Pragmatism, not dogma, has produced the charter school movement and the police's new focus on "quality-of-life" issues. The new breed of big city mayors has welcomed business back into the city, stressed performance and results at city agencies, downplayed divisive racial politics, and cracked down on symptoms of social disorder. As a consequence, America's inner cities are becoming vital communities once again."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Originally published: 2000. With new introd.