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Author: John Kromer (University of Pennsylvania, USA)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.800kg
ISBN: 9780415800983
ISBN 10: 0415800986
Pages: 340
Publication Date: 02 December 2009
Audience:
College/higher education
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
The case studies and suggested strategies in this book appear at an opportune time. As America struggles with how best to stimulate a troubled economy, rebuild old infrastructure, and improve troubled inner city neighborhoods, Kromer's illuminating case studies and advice garnered from years of experience working in some of the nation's neediest areas are a welcome addition to the literature. --Richard LeGates, San Francisco State University Reinvestment in our central cities is critical to the health and prosperity of our metropolitan areas and our country. Drawing from the author's own experience, Fixing Broken Cities provides inspiration and practical guidance to community leaders as they struggle to meet the challenges of urban redevelopment. Given the current economic crisis and the new direction in urban policy from the Obama Administration, this book is a must read. --Parris N. Glendening, President, Smart Growth Leadership Institute and former Governor of Maryland (1995--2003) John Kromer shows that after decades of decline cities can come back with the right combination of reinvention and reinvestment. --Paul S. Grogan, President & CEO, The Boston Foundation John Kromer's medley of memoir, practical tips, case studies, and honest reflections will be of value to anyone striving to transform older American cities. --Paul C. Brophy, Principal, Brophy & Reilly Kromer's work in cities has shaped this exciting blueprint for action in the post-industrial city. The book is a must-read for both urban policy-makers and students of the city. --John Pelissero, Loyola University Chicago Kromer draws from decades of in-the-trenches experience implementing development strategies in cities in this readable book. With the storyteller's gift of bringing out detail and developing characters, plot, and meaning, Fixing Broken Cities explores diverse perspectives on tax abatement and eminent domain, among other approaches, and shows how they have been used to transform older, declining cities. I recommend this book for experienced developers to broaden their horizons and provoke thought as well as for students and scholars who are looking for a lucid, realistic primer on the arcane tools of development. --Beth Walter Honadle, University of Cincinnati
Author Information
John Kromer is a nationally recognized expert on urban policymaking and neighborhood reinvestment strategies. As the City of Philadelphia's Director of Housing from 1992 to 2001, he supervised the expenditure of more than a billion dollars in public investment. Currently, Kromer is a Senior Consultant at the Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania.
