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Chapter 2. Shrinkage or Renewal? The Fate of Older Cities, 1950–90

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Design After Decline
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Preface ix
  4. Chapter 1. ‘‘The Burden Has Passed’’: Urban Design After Urban Renewal 1
  5. Chapter 2. Shrinkage or Renewal? The Fate of Older Cities, 1950–90 37
  6. Chapter 3. ‘‘People Want These Houses’’: The Suburbanization of Detroit 84
  7. Chapter 4. ‘‘Another Tradition in Planning’’: The Suburbanization of North Philadelphia 128
  8. Chapter 5. Toward Social Urbanism for Shrinking Cities 174
  9. Notes 225
  10. Works Cited 227
  11. Index 245
  12. Acknowledgments 263
https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812206586.37

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Preface ix
  4. Chapter 1. ‘‘The Burden Has Passed’’: Urban Design After Urban Renewal 1
  5. Chapter 2. Shrinkage or Renewal? The Fate of Older Cities, 1950–90 37
  6. Chapter 3. ‘‘People Want These Houses’’: The Suburbanization of Detroit 84
  7. Chapter 4. ‘‘Another Tradition in Planning’’: The Suburbanization of North Philadelphia 128
  8. Chapter 5. Toward Social Urbanism for Shrinking Cities 174
  9. Notes 225
  10. Works Cited 227
  11. Index 245
  12. Acknowledgments 263
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