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Author:

Gilderbloom, John Ingram.

Title:

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

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

University of Texas Press,

Copyright Date:

2008

Description:

xvi, 263 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-242) and index.

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.

ISBN:

0292717105 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780292717107 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0292717091 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780292717091 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)85162184

LCCN:

2007007186

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)