Invisible City : : Poverty, Housing, and New Urbanism / / John I. Gilderbloom.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Gilderbloom, John I.,
• MitwirkendeR: Appelbaum, Richard P.,; Brazley, Michael,; Campbell, Michael Anthony,; Hornburg, Steven,; Layman, Richard,; Lehman, Tom,; Lewis, Roger K.,; Pan, Zhenfeng,; Peirce, Neal,; Roosa, Stephen A.,; Rosentraub, Mark S.,; Ye, Lin,
• Place / Publishing House: Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]; ©2008
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (281 p.)

A legendary figure in the realms of public policy and academia, John Gilderbloom is one of the foremost urban-planning researchers of our time, producing groundbreaking studies on housing markets, design, location, regulation, financing, and community building. Now, in Invisible City, he turns his eye to fundamental questions regarding housing for the elderly, the disabled, and the poor. Why is it that some locales can offer affordable, accessible, and attractive housing, while the large majority of cities fail to do so? Invisible City calls for a brave new housing paradigm that makes the needs of marginalized populations visible to policy makers. Drawing on fascinating case studies in Houston, Louisville, and New Orleans, and analyzing census information as well as policy reports, Gilderbloom offers a comprehensive, engaging, and optimistic theory of how housing can be remade with a progressive vision. While many contemporary urban scholars have failed to capture the dynamics of what is happening in our cities, Gilderbloom presents a new vision of shelter as a force that shapes all residents.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Introduction and Overview -- Chapter 2. Economic, Social, and Political Dimensions of the Rental Housing Crisis -- Chapter 3. Why Rents Rise -- Chapter 4. Pros and Cons of Rent Control -- Chapter 5. Invisible Jail: Providing Housing and Transportation for the Elderly and Disabled -- Chapter 6. HOPE VI: A Dream or Nightmare? -- Chapter 7. Renewing and Remaking New Orleans -- Chapter 8. University Partnerships to Reclaim and Rebuild Communities -- Chapter 9. Housing Opportunities for Everyone -- Appendix. Why Cities Need Affordable Housing: A Case Study of Houston -- Notes -- References -- About the Authors -- Index