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Author:   Andrew M. Manshel
Publisher:   Rutgers University Press
Imprint:   Rutgers University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.472kg
ISBN:  

9781978802438

ISBN 10:   1978802439
Pages:   302
Publication Date:   17 April 2020
Recommended Age:   From 16 to 99 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents Acknowledgements 1          Jacobs, Whyte, Bryant Park, Jamaica, Queens, and the Return to the Center                       2          The Basic Strategies of Placemaking 3          Why Bryant Park is Important 4          The Role of Business Improvement Districts in Urban Revitalization 5          Operating Public Spaces 6          Programming Public Spaces   7          Learning From Your Mistakes            8          Improving Downtown Streets and Sidewalks 9          Suburban Main Streets           10        Homelessness and Equity in Public Spaces    11        Artists, Downtowns and Creative Placemaking 12        Real Economic Development             13        Downtown Jamaica 14        Revitalizing Smaller Towns and Spaces        Notes Bibliography   Index  

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Communities large and small; urban, suburban and rural can, and should, learn from the remarkable transformation of New York City's Bryant Park and the area surrounding it. Andy Manshel shows how effective place-making is key to centerpiece of effective talent attraction, economic development, and urban revitalization strategies. --Richard Florida author of The Rise of the Creative Class Manshel writes in a highly accessible style about New York City history and the history of contemporary landscape design. He offers the unique perspective of senior management on Bryant Park's transformation of the park from drug den to tourist haven. --Michele H. Bogart Stony Brook University

Author Information

For ten years Andrew M. Manshel was associate director and counsel at the Bryant Park Restoration Corporation (conceptualizing and successfully implementing many of its most noted programs including its performances, the film series and the construction and leasing of the Bryant Park Grill) and general counsel and director of Public Amenities to the Grand Central and 34th Street Partnerships (where he created the horticulture, street vendor and newsrack programs). Later, he became executive vice president of Greater Jamaica Development, in Jamaica, Queens. Mr. Manshel blogs about downtown and public space revitalization at theplacemaster.com. He is a long-time director and the treasurer of Project for Public Spaces, Inc. He holds Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration degrees from New York University and a BA in Government from Oberlin College.

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