Since the 1950s and the advance of urban renewal, local governments and urban policy have focused heavily on the central business district. However, such develo

In many American cities, middle and upper income people are moving into neighborhoods that had previously suffered disinvestment and decay. The new residents re

Following decades of neglect and decline, many US cities have undergone a dramatic renaissance. From New York to Nashville and Pittsburgh to Portland government

Bringing an empirical, objective approach to a topic that has often been the source of emotional and uninformed controversy, Gentrification, Displacement and Ne

Comeback Cities shows how innovative, pragmatic tactics for ameliorating the nation's urban ills have produced results beyond anyone's expectations, reawakening